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steveww · 08-26-2019, 08:20 AM

Hello everyone.
I have a 2014 2SS/RS Auto I have approx 40,000 miles on this car. It is not my daily Driver. Last year I decided to put a new battery in it because of battery age.
I went with a Duralast Platinum Battery H7-AGM Group Size 94R 850 CCA. I put this battery in July 2018. Saturday I went to Drive my car and it was completely dead. I tried to charge it and then jump it. got car started and let it run but once I turned car off it was still dead. I just drove it Wednesday with no issues. I took the battery to Autozone and got a free replacement. Once that battery was installed it worked fine.
My question is what could cause my battery to die like that. it shows that it is charging fine on the gauges. but now I am worried something might be causing the battery drain. Any thoughts or ideas I should be addressing.

Thanks in advance

gm2376 · 08-26-2019, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveww

Hello everyone.
I have a 2014 2SS/RS Auto I have approx 40,000 miles on this car. It is not my daily Driver. Last year I decided to put a new battery in it because of battery age.
I went with a Duralast Platinum Battery H7-AGM Group Size 94R 850 CCA. I put this battery in July 2018. Saturday I went to Drive my car and it was completely dead. I tried to charge it and then jump it. got car started and let it run but once I turned car off it was still dead. I just drove it Wednesday with no issues. I took the battery to Autozone and got a free replacement. Once that battery was installed it worked fine.
My question is what could cause my battery to die like that. it shows that it is charging fine on the gauges. but now I am worried something might be causing the battery drain. Any thoughts or ideas I should be addressing.

Thanks in advance

did they test it at autozone? what did they say before they replaced it?

steveww · 08-26-2019, 08:41 AM

I took it in and they did not test anything got a new one off the shelf and handed it to me.

Moto-Mojo · 08-26-2019, 02:19 PM

Either they don’t make batteries like they used to or they make batteries JUST like they used to and haven’t made any upgrades to keep up with the added electronic, battery demand. I have a 2015 2SS and it’s on its second battery. I have a company car that’s a 2014 and it’s on it’s third battery.

0stones0 · 08-26-2019, 04:48 PM

Without knowing what the issue with the battery AZ replaced, it’s hard to say if it just wasn’t a bad battery (short) or....who knows? You say the charging system appears to be working so, give it a week or so and check the battery again to see if it’s loosing voltage or not.

Avenging Orange · 08-26-2019, 06:23 PM

You say it's not a daily driver.....how long does it sit?

JD555 · 08-26-2019, 06:44 PM

I dont have a lot of faith in my electrical system. The battery is hardly every fully charged. Mine was dead last year and I put a new battery in it and one month later it was dead. I had to use the key to get in after sitting 4 days. I charged it and then everything seemed ok until this week. If I went on a long trip it will full charge and the voltage will drop to 12.6. It would be fine for a few weeks then back to charging like crazy at 14.8V. This week it never came up to full charge after a hour run. I have to start pulling fuses and see what is sucking my bat down when the car is off. I have a feeling it might be Onstar. The lights on the mirror stopped working about a year ago. After the battery went full dead and I charged it the lights work now.

Rob10CamaroSS · 08-26-2019, 08:44 PM

Funny part is my Battery just took a chit a few weeks ago and I also bought an Auto Zone Duralast Platinum. When I swapped it I found out the bad Battery was an Auto Zone Duralast Gold from 7/18. Unfortunately the previous owner bought it right before I bought the car so they wouldn't honor the wrrnty to me. Worse than that the bottom line is I also only got a yr out of the previous Batt and I have always had excellent luck with Duralast in the past. Now I'm wondering WTF too ...

So less than 25K miles and mines on the 3rd Batt

lemontwist · 08-26-2019, 11:09 PM

duracrap battery's suck. you get what you pat for to a certain extent. the only real difference is the warranty from gold to platinum.i have had 3 in 3 different cars not last 2 years.some good reliable brands.
interstate
northstar
oddyssey
and if you car is going to be sitting for a few weeks i would get a battery tender

fhrex · 08-27-2019, 04:29 AM

my oem battery lasted 7 years. I replaced it with another AC delco battery, have had no issues.

steveww · 08-27-2019, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Avenging Orange

You say it's not a daily driver.....how long does it sit?

I try to drive a couple of days a week weather permitting.
I don't drive it in winter and it has been fine previously.

lbls1 · 08-27-2019, 08:35 AM

This points directly at the quality of the battery. It should be known that long periods of sitting and inadequate charging time will aid to kill a battery. A good battery should hold a charge, even a small one. I suspect that your replacement battery isn't the best. My '14 is still on its original battery and no problems whatsoever. My car sits in storage, so I have a battery tender connected to it. The battery tenders do a lot in extending the life of a battery. Cars that sit for prolonged periods will wear out their batteries if they do not have a trickle charger connected to it.

If your parking or storage situation permits it, I highly recommend that you get a battery tender or trickle charger and connect it to the car while it sits.

Avenging Orange · 08-27-2019, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by steveww

I try to drive a couple of days a week weather permitting.
I don't drive it in winter and it has been fine previously.

Mine is garaged all winter as well. Never used a tinder and the OEM lasted 9yrs. It was always a little weak on the first start in spring...but always came back strong. Only time I noticed any significant drain was when I added a sub and amp.
Only Duralast parts I buy are brake pads......everyrhing else is hit r miss.
I'd make them test this one....get a refund and try another brand. When in doubt, get a Delco.

pyroguy · 08-27-2019, 09:27 AM

Without having tested the problem battery before changing it out we are all speculating here. However, there appears to be a trend with problem Duralast batteries in this thread with the minimal posts and multiple issues already. I replaced my OEM battery last year when it started to crank slow with an OEM battery. So far so good thankfully and like you my car is not my DD. I put about 3,000 miles a year on my car now with it sitting during the winter months no tender or anything. I got 8.5 years out of the original when I decided to not risk getting left stranded.

IMO, stick with OEM. The price was actually a little cheaper than O'Reilly, Auto Zone, and Advance Auto for the top tier ACDelco battery.

08-26-2019, 08:20 AM	#1
steveww RUSH TWO Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Milford, OH Posts: 223	Dead Battery Hello everyone. I have a 2014 2SS/RS Auto I have approx 40,000 miles on this car. It is not my daily Driver. Last year I decided to put a new battery in it because of battery age. I went with a Duralast Platinum Battery H7-AGM Group Size 94R 850 CCA. I put this battery in July 2018. Saturday I went to Drive my car and it was completely dead. I tried to charge it and then jump it. got car started and let it run but once I turned car off it was still dead. I just drove it Wednesday with no issues. I took the battery to Autozone and got a free replacement. Once that battery was installed it worked fine. My question is what could cause my battery to die like that. it shows that it is charging fine on the gauges. but now I am worried something might be causing the battery drain. Any thoughts or ideas I should be addressing. Thanks in advance __________________ Window tint, Clear bra, 1 7/8 Headers with Hi-flow cats, ADM Performance-CAI, Slotted/Drilled Rotors with Ceramic carbon fiber pads. Painted Calipers, Drag wheels, Outlaw Catback Quad tips, CFD Shifter with Leather boot upgrade, LSA Supercharger, AEM AFR Gauge

08-26-2019, 08:41 AM	#3
steveww RUSH TWO Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Milford, OH Posts: 223	I took it in and they did not test anything got a new one off the shelf and handed it to me. __________________ Window tint, Clear bra, 1 7/8 Headers with Hi-flow cats, ADM Performance-CAI, Slotted/Drilled Rotors with Ceramic carbon fiber pads. Painted Calipers, Drag wheels, Outlaw Catback Quad tips, CFD Shifter with Leather boot upgrade, LSA Supercharger, AEM AFR Gauge

08-26-2019, 02:19 PM	#4
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	Either they don’t make batteries like they used to or they make batteries JUST like they used to and haven’t made any upgrades to keep up with the added electronic, battery demand. I have a 2015 2SS and it’s on its second battery. I have a company car that’s a 2014 and it’s on it’s third battery. __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

08-26-2019, 04:48 PM	#5
0stones0 It don’t come easy. Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: WI Posts: 2,204 View My Garage	Without knowing what the issue with the battery AZ replaced, it’s hard to say if it just wasn’t a bad battery (short) or....who knows? You say the charging system appears to be working so, give it a week or so and check the battery again to see if it’s loosing voltage or not. __________________

08-26-2019, 06:23 PM	#6
Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	You say it's not a daily driver.....how long does it sit? __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

08-26-2019, 06:44 PM	#7
JD555 Drives: 2014 2SS RS, 6 sp man Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 461	I dont have a lot of faith in my electrical system. The battery is hardly every fully charged. Mine was dead last year and I put a new battery in it and one month later it was dead. I had to use the key to get in after sitting 4 days. I charged it and then everything seemed ok until this week. If I went on a long trip it will full charge and the voltage will drop to 12.6. It would be fine for a few weeks then back to charging like crazy at 14.8V. This week it never came up to full charge after a hour run. I have to start pulling fuses and see what is sucking my bat down when the car is off. I have a feeling it might be Onstar. The lights on the mirror stopped working about a year ago. After the battery went full dead and I charged it the lights work now.

08-26-2019, 08:44 PM	#8
Rob10CamaroSS Drives: 2012 ZL1 Redline Phase 4 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Selden, NY Posts: 202	Funny part is my Battery just took a chit a few weeks ago and I also bought an Auto Zone Duralast Platinum. When I swapped it I found out the bad Battery was an Auto Zone Duralast Gold from 7/18. Unfortunately the previous owner bought it right before I bought the car so they wouldn't honor the wrrnty to me. Worse than that the bottom line is I also only got a yr out of the previous Batt and I have always had excellent luck with Duralast in the past. Now I'm wondering WTF too ... So less than 25K miles and mines on the 3rd Batt __________________ 2012 ZL1 w/Redline PHASE 4-ZL Performance Package

08-26-2019, 11:09 PM	#9
lemontwist Drives: 12 2SS/RS L99,11 2SS/RS LS3totaled Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: mooresville nc Posts: 1,048	duracrap battery's suck. you get what you pat for to a certain extent. the only real difference is the warranty from gold to platinum.i have had 3 in 3 different cars not last 2 years.some good reliable brands. interstate northstar oddyssey and if you car is going to be sitting for a few weeks i would get a battery tender

08-27-2019, 04:29 AM	#10
fhrex Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2015 Location: Farmville, Virginia Posts: 1,022 View My Garage	my oem battery lasted 7 years. I replaced it with another AC delco battery, have had no issues. __________________

08-27-2019, 08:35 AM	#12
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,021	This points directly at the quality of the battery. It should be known that long periods of sitting and inadequate charging time will aid to kill a battery. A good battery should hold a charge, even a small one. I suspect that your replacement battery isn't the best. My '14 is still on its original battery and no problems whatsoever. My car sits in storage, so I have a battery tender connected to it. The battery tenders do a lot in extending the life of a battery. Cars that sit for prolonged periods will wear out their batteries if they do not have a trickle charger connected to it. If your parking or storage situation permits it, I highly recommend that you get a battery tender or trickle charger and connect it to the car while it sits. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic*

08-27-2019, 09:27 AM	#14
pyroguy Started#gottalovethatblue Drives: ABM #831 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: TN Posts: 6,918 View My Garage	Without having tested the problem battery before changing it out we are all speculating here. However, there appears to be a trend with problem Duralast batteries in this thread with the minimal posts and multiple issues already. I replaced my OEM battery last year when it started to crank slow with an OEM battery. So far so good thankfully and like you my car is not my DD. I put about 3,000 miles a year on my car now with it sitting during the winter months no tender or anything. I got 8.5 years out of the original when I decided to not risk getting left stranded. IMO, stick with OEM. The price was actually a little cheaper than O'Reilly, Auto Zone, and Advance Auto for the top tier ACDelco battery. __________________ '10 Camaro 2SS/RS \| Aqua Blue #831 of 3,903 \| Silver Stripes Check out my build thread