For the first time in it's life, the G8 didn't start on the first try. It sounded really weak even though I've driven the cat as recently as Sunday.
I'm off to buy a new battery - hearing the stories here there's no sense trying to rejuvenate a dying battery.
later
$144 - 3 year replacement - 7 year prorated warranty - in stock at my local AutoZone - now I just have to change it out
2008 MGM G8 GT - #615 of 888 - Premium/Sport - 12.6 @ 111 on stock tires
SHOW - Chromed Stock 19" Wheels - Color Matched Splash Guards - Debadged - G8 Tail Lights - GXP Diffuser - Painted Calipers - Red S/S Engine Bolt Kit - Under Hood Lights - too much Zaino
GO - ARH Long Tube Headers / Midpipes - Billet Catch Can - BMR Front / Rear Swaybars - Camaro 3.45 diff - Custom non-DOD Cam and Valvetrain - Homegrown PCM / TCM Tuning - K&N Filter - Pedders 'Fruit' Suspension - Red Yella Terra Intake - Stealth Airbox
ALSO - DashHawk 5.1 - Full Slide Passenger Seat - Infinity / Kicker / MTX Audio - LED Interior /Glovebox / Console Lights - Rear Remote Trunk Release
VE Commodore/WM Caprice - Battery Goes Flat Without Obvious Reason
http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=75189
Crazy Paul
Your Holden Parts Connection in Australia!
I'm still on the original battery, bought the car in 8/08. My commute is 86 miles/day, so that may have something to do with it.
2008 G8GT, Panther Black
Mods: Pat G Spec'd Cam, PAC 1518 Springs, Trick Flow 7.4 Hardened Pushrods, Pace DoD Delete Kit, Comp Trunion Upgrade, GRRRR8 Heater Hose Relocation Kit,
ARH 1 7/8" Long Tubes Cats & Exhaust, Spectre CAI, Pat G Dyno Tune
412hp/396tq at the wheels
Best 1/4 Stock: 13.6 @ 102
Best 1/4 Modded: 12.49
2008 G8 GT, Magnetic Gray, Two-tone Leather Interior, Sunroof, Bremmer Wheels,
Her Best To Date: 14.0278 @ 101.49 w/ a .0598 R/T!
New R/T Best of .0005 2/22/2012
LOL, I read that whole thread.Originally Posted by HSV-GTS-300
Rest in Peace Charlie!
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Just a GT
Yeah, my car is going into battery saver mode to much. Just add that to the list of things to fix before the warranty runs out.
2008 Liquid Red P&S
Thankyou Sir, I replaced the battery. However, my cd player is no longer working and I'm hearing a clicking sound from the dash or engine compartment area. I believe that in that thread that you posted, there was some issue with the radio/cd player that had caused someone problems. The wind is blowing to danged hard today, to listen for it under the hood. The clicking sounds like an automatic breaker that resets then trips. I just put the new battery in today. I used a load tester on the old battery and the needle pegged over on bad. I guess that I may have to bite the bullet and take it to those azzholes at the dealer. I pulled the fuze on the Onstar and also tried the other fuzes by the battery one by one, and the clicking was still there. It is hard to hear not loud at all and is not the cd player, it makes a different sound. I am going to read the rest of that super long thread. I was going to unhook the onstar anyway, the fuze will do it right? This is about as bad a pain in the rear as the Super Secret Passlock security system on my Grandam, which eventually got unhooked by me.
You dont know how long a new car sat on the lot before they sold it... how many times it was drained and recharged for weekend testdrives. I've seen new cars sold with weak batteries.
My G8 was only on the lot for 24 hours.
Rest in Peace Charlie!
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Just a GT
I think we are having this on our 2010 Tahoe. After a short while of having the radio on it goes into battery saver mode and shuts down in less than a hour of of it being on.
2009.5 G8 GT Silver
Mine was only at my local dealer a short time, but then I found out it had been for sale at two other Pontiacs that moved it on or went out of business. Plus the car was on a long boat ride and trucked from a port before any of that too. So even tho mine had 50 miles on it, I knew it had sat around a loooong time. I changed the oil the first week I had it.
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