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Is my gx battery dead?

Old 04-24-12, 07:50 PM
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today i insert the key into ignition and turn over but i don't see any light come on the dash, i can't start the engine. there is no light at all, i can't unlock the door using my remote key . is this mean the battery is die / i jst have the new battery within 4 months . Pls help , thanks
Old 04-25-12, 06:53 AM
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If you open the door and you interior lights don't come on, or turn your headlights on manually, or try the horn and no results, then the battery is drained. Many possibilities and you should call who installed the battery. Don't know the age and the mileage of your car.

Possibilties:

bad battery
left something on in the car, or key left is accessory position, or door partially opened, drained the battery
loose connection
car not charging the battery
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bad alternator?
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thanks for your replies. I think my battery is totally drained out so i have to jumped start and let it rechargered the battery so now everything is working good. i was told that with GX the sad thing is it doesn't have auto protection mode with its battery so if you left light or door open it will be drained out.
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I have written this in other posts about the lack of battery run down protection. Some people have a worn switch on the back barn door of the GX, where there interior light comes on in the middle of the night. Some people have shimmed the button, so it goes in further or changed out the switch.

If you open your visor and don't close the slide on the light switch in the visor, that light will run 24/7. If you lock your car and walk away in daylight, after 30 seconds or a minute, your interior lights will not turn off if you door is adjar. Even though you set the alarm. Since my garage is attached to the home, I always am in the habbit of making sure my garage doors are closed, before going to bed. I do this with the garage lights off and it is easy to spot if I left a door adjar. The back doors are very light on the GX and you have to close them firmly.
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