After complaining about the battery a second time to a different dealer. And finally getting a replacement. I've been watching my volt gauge.
The car starts with 12.2 volts regardless with headlights on or off. Start car up it drops to 12.0 volts. For a couple of seconds. Then jumps back to 12.2 for a couple of seconds then slowwwwly starts to work it's way up. It takes about 3 minutes to reach 14.6 volts. I don't know what it was doing before the battery replacement other then it would usually hit 15.4 volts. Frying the battery.
Normally that's a sign of alternator starting to go. But with today's electronics.
It also doesn't do that fuel savings thing anymore. Hasn't done that for about a month. It's always constant.
How does YOUR alternator react???? I"m wondering if i'm still having charging issues. I know my heat still isn't quite as good as it used to be When i first got the car. But better then what it has been lately. I'll probably have to live with what it does. It might have been the result of having 15.4 volts.
17 cruze gas 2600 miles.
The car starts with 12.2 volts regardless with headlights on or off. Start car up it drops to 12.0 volts. For a couple of seconds. Then jumps back to 12.2 for a couple of seconds then slowwwwly starts to work it's way up. It takes about 3 minutes to reach 14.6 volts. I don't know what it was doing before the battery replacement other then it would usually hit 15.4 volts. Frying the battery.
Normally that's a sign of alternator starting to go. But with today's electronics.
It also doesn't do that fuel savings thing anymore. Hasn't done that for about a month. It's always constant.
How does YOUR alternator react???? I"m wondering if i'm still having charging issues. I know my heat still isn't quite as good as it used to be When i first got the car. But better then what it has been lately. I'll probably have to live with what it does. It might have been the result of having 15.4 volts.
17 cruze gas 2600 miles.
