stillhere153

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Last time I checked honda's weren't supposed to leave their owners stranded

Well my tl left me so

At 830am eastern time, new york temperature was 14 degrees... She started no problem,(alternate side parking is a bitch) left her on for few minutes, then at 1000am, turned her on again no problem

1100pm... I hit the unlock button on the remote, there was a delay then she unlocked, I opened the driver side door and noticed the dome lights were kinda dimmed, didn't think too much of it till I entered, inserted the key, and turned, headlights and gauges all powered up, but rather than starting, the headlights blinked along with the gauges and nothing happend..

Well I was supposed to be at work at 1130pm.. No such luck

So I call acura roadside assistance, they say we'll send you help, I get a call back from automated message, they say, 45mins, I am like wat the hell, so I call the job and ask for my break first which is no biggie so I can go in to work at 1230am... Long story short and 3 trains later I get to work at 1245am.. Way late... On a freezing nyc night, coldest in 5 years if I am not mistaken

Gotta love honda


Possible diagnosis
1. Frozen or dead battery
2. Starter went


Car specs - 6000 miles, oil change on the mid at 30% left, coolant levels where they are supposed to be

Will update in a few hours

aSPECtL06

Wow, that's really odd to hear and really sucks too. Hopefully it gets fixed and is nothing too serious.

I agree, alternate side parking is a bitch and I hate dealing with it.

Good luck and let us know what the problem is.

S PAW 1

Unfortunately, the battery is not an Acura strong suit. As soon as the temp. gets around 25 degrees here in Ohio, I can hear the engine cranking a little slower than it did at 40, and I begin to worry about it. I think my first "mod" will be to change the battery and move it to the trunk.

stillhere153

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Yeah I wish someone would've told me that the honda battery was that worthless... On the train ride home... How depressing!

Coulda been listening to some lil wayne...

S PAW 1

Actually, the battery is a Delco.
Need I say more?

godizus

That sux dude. Drop an Optima in that s#!t

stillhere153

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I wish I would've gotten the braille one even that little bad boy is better
acura roadside came thru in 2min after I called, turns out they were lookin for me last night
anyway... she started right the f*ck up

darksom1

I haven't had any problem with my battery. And it got to 11 degrees the other night. How much stuff you got pulling on yours Al? Retarded stereo setup? Plus, don't our batteries get replaced if they go? I think I have the 100K battery or something. I think I will find those battery threads of the recent problems with them so I can get a heads up...I don't want that shit to happen to me!

Aman

Feel free to call me a stupid young cunt without a license who doesnt know jack about cars, but arent batteries charged by the starter? so maybe if you didnt use most of the appliances in your car (Stereo, Nav, etc.) for a while, the batery would store up power and you would be good within 1-2 weeks?

nevets31

I can relate! I move my 04 TL Mon., Tues., and Thurs. nites in NYC. Last night it sounded like it was about to choke on me. Which area do you normally look for parking?

darksom1

I left my dome on all night before, with no problem the next day! And once while I was at work. Check out this thread Al:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172013

jay0k

FRST4DR

I have an 07 TL Type S and my battery did not last as long. It went at 5100 miles.

rodneyc77

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I had the dealer put in my Optima yellow top when I took delivery... (transfered from old car)...

Jesstzn

Your right on the first part ... wrong on the second ... and marginal on the third if the car appliances are stock.

darksom1

What, the young cunt part? Hahahaha! Just kidding, couldn't pass that up!

Jesstzn

That and the adjective .....

stillhere153

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Ok I should have elaborated more...
I never use my navi, only thing I use is the bluetooth... I havent modified my stereo in anyway

and I have owned the car since april

I am going to invest on an optima battery next paycheck, not worth getting stranded and being late for work

I don't care the battery has a warranty or it can be replaced etc... it is pointless to get a replacement which will be the same crap

Kinda like going to a store and exchanging a size 9 because it doesn't fit... for the same exact shoe in a size 9, knowing damn well you are a size 10
LMFAO

godizus

Pretty funny analogy pimpin'

stillhere153

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lmfao I did get a 1100 (600 verbal 500 math) on the sat's lol like 5 years ago

bhelsdon

I don't really see where the "C" word comes into play here but just for your info: The car is started with the starter which uses battery power. Once the car is running is uses the alternator to run the car and all of its accessories as well as to maintain 12.55v in the battery. The amount of OE accessories used while the car is running has no effect on the batteries charge level, so long as the alternator is healthy and doing its job.

For the OP, I wouldn't be down on the car, Batteries just go bad sometimes and extreme temps will expose a weak battery. I would have Acura put a warrantied one in for you and go on about your business.

1OneLove

That's your problem right there...start listening to Lupe Fiasco, Lil Brother, or even Sizzla...you're battery will love you then :-)

JAH Bless

Car actually did you a favor....j/p

sorry to hear that you got stranded..it was brick last night!

Glad she started for you when you got back tho...look into a yellow top B. After that, all you'll have to worry about is gettin that little weezy out the deck and replacing it with Dillagence or Big Doe Rehab...

**Edit** Damn 1 Love, you beat me to the punchline...

XxAfG786xX

damn that sucks al, Ima get a new battery when it dies on me...stock one is heavy as hell

scv76_

Make Acura replace your battery, then change it out for the one you really want to use...then you can keep their brand new battery as a spare. Just keep it in the garage with a battery maintainer (provides a little charge to keep it usable)