Live in Northwest Indiana, I have a 2016 Honda Pilot Elite with roughly 100,000 miles on it. Bought it used, owned it since June 2018, and keep up with regular maintenance.
About 2 months ago I noticed a strange pause of audio and click noise with the auto idle stop. It wouldn't happen everytime, but it was there. So I figured maybe the previous owner never replaced the battery and it's about done. I checked, and I came to learn that the battery was replaced at some point, and it was replaced with one of the cheapest batteries you could buy https://www.autozone.com/batteries-...battery-h6-e-group-size-48-615-cca/811871_0_0
Went and bought one of these, and put it in Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance
Some relevant information: I moved this year and no longer keep the car inside an insulated garage, it sits outside.
On Christmas day, which was the coldest day of the year thus far, about 10F. Tried the remote start in the morning, wouldn't work, I go inside and try to start it and it just makes repeating clicking noises with dash going crazy. I couldn't believe that I had to jump start a less than 2 month old expensive battery! The car is driven almost everyday and the previous night I did at least 60 miles of highway driving.
Checked the voltage after running it a while and then turning it off, voltage was 12.1V. Turned the car back on, reads 14.1V, so charging system is working. Used the car for a few days and it was warmer out, took it to Advanced Auto Parts, they test the car, alternator/charging system is working, battery by then was reading 12.4V, and condition shows as good on their gadget, guy says it may just need to be fully charged. And while talking to the guys there, they told me about parasitic draw with these newer electronic heavy vehicles, then told me to get it fully diagnosed. At that point I was getting confused and sort of annoyed, because I found the whole situation to be unreasonable; you have a working charging system, with a car driven constantly, and in less than 2 months, with a $300 battery, you have to jump start it because it sat for less than 12 hours outside in 10F weather.
Now, either they're trying really hard to not have to replace my battery for free, or there is some draw sufficient enough to cause such a problem, especially in the cold. Does anyone know of any?
About 2 months ago I noticed a strange pause of audio and click noise with the auto idle stop. It wouldn't happen everytime, but it was there. So I figured maybe the previous owner never replaced the battery and it's about done. I checked, and I came to learn that the battery was replaced at some point, and it was replaced with one of the cheapest batteries you could buy https://www.autozone.com/batteries-...battery-h6-e-group-size-48-615-cca/811871_0_0
Went and bought one of these, and put it in Advance Auto Parts - Down for Maintenance
Some relevant information: I moved this year and no longer keep the car inside an insulated garage, it sits outside.
On Christmas day, which was the coldest day of the year thus far, about 10F. Tried the remote start in the morning, wouldn't work, I go inside and try to start it and it just makes repeating clicking noises with dash going crazy. I couldn't believe that I had to jump start a less than 2 month old expensive battery! The car is driven almost everyday and the previous night I did at least 60 miles of highway driving.
Checked the voltage after running it a while and then turning it off, voltage was 12.1V. Turned the car back on, reads 14.1V, so charging system is working. Used the car for a few days and it was warmer out, took it to Advanced Auto Parts, they test the car, alternator/charging system is working, battery by then was reading 12.4V, and condition shows as good on their gadget, guy says it may just need to be fully charged. And while talking to the guys there, they told me about parasitic draw with these newer electronic heavy vehicles, then told me to get it fully diagnosed. At that point I was getting confused and sort of annoyed, because I found the whole situation to be unreasonable; you have a working charging system, with a car driven constantly, and in less than 2 months, with a $300 battery, you have to jump start it because it sat for less than 12 hours outside in 10F weather.
Now, either they're trying really hard to not have to replace my battery for free, or there is some draw sufficient enough to cause such a problem, especially in the cold. Does anyone know of any?