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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [takenforaride]
by lzc
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Jan 12, 2008 (8:36 pm)
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Replying to: takenforaride (Jan 12, 2008 7:54 pm)
>>>When I called Boch Toyota they said . . . . . that it was normal for the battery to discharge if left alone for 3 to 4 days; the cars have to be started every three days.
It's hard to believe any dealer would say something so foolish. It's nonsense. If true, millions of cars left at home while families go on vacations--by plane or another car--would return to find all their car batteries dead. Needless to say, this isn't happening.
Your problem was likely caused by a defective battery, or an electrical drain of some kind, or possibly your battery was at low charge when you left for some other reason.
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- #82 of 96
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [takenforaride]
by acco20
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Jan 14, 2008 (8:40 am)
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Replying to: takenforaride (Jan 12, 2008 7:54 pm)
Is that Boch Toyota in Mass.? Anyway, that is a typical "BRUSH THIS GUY OFF" answer. The least that should be done is a check for power drain, and a check of the battery itself. If it were me, I would be at the service desk, looking for the servive manager, armed with the itiotic answer I got from one of his employes, and wanting to know what he was going to do about it. JMHO.
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- #83 of 96
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [acco20]
by acco20
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Jan 14, 2008 (1:48 pm)
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Replying to: acco20 (Jan 14, 2008 8:40 am)
Sory ebout the bed spalling in my lest past................LOL
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [acco20]
by gagrice
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Jan 14, 2008 (7:37 pm)
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Replying to: acco20 (Jan 14, 2008 8:40 am)
I agree NO car should be drained down after a month sitting. I have had PU trucks that I left for six months and cranked right up. I would be thumpin' on some heads at a dealership that tried to pull that kind of shenanigans. The Hybrids do have that severe flaw that they will drain down the battery after a couple weeks. I guess Toyota does not know how to design a battery cutoff circuit.
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [gagrice]
by stevedebi
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Jan 15, 2008 (1:56 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 14, 2008 7:37 pm)
"I agree NO car should be drained down after a month sitting. I have had PU trucks that I left for six months and cranked right up. "
Odd this should come up; I just saw an article on how new cars need to be run more often because some of their electronics have a small current draw. Apparently it is due to the way the auto companies are designing their computer subsystems.
Most older cars are not affected because their electronics do not draw current unless the car ignition is on.
Sorry, I can't remember where I saw the story, it was either on excite or reuters sites.
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [stevedebi]
by acco20
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Jan 15, 2008 (2:14 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jan 15, 2008 1:56 pm)
We are talking 3 or 4 days here. The OP was told that it was normal for the battery to go dead after 3 or 4 days. That is rediculas,,,that person should be talked to by the agency, he represents them and is doing a lousy job of it.
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [acco20]
by wvgasguy
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Jan 17, 2008 (8:17 am)
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Replying to: acco20 (Jan 15, 2008 2:14 pm)
I believe this may be discussed in the owners manual. which by the way can answer a lot of questions I see on this board.
I was thinking it was "suggested" that the car be started every two weeks.
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- #88 of 96
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [acco20]
by takenforaride
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Jan 25, 2008 (10:15 pm)
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Replying to: acco20 (Jan 14, 2008 8:40 am)
yes it is Boch Toyota in Mass. 277 Boston Providence Highway, Norwood. Yup, brought the car in to get looked at. When I asked them how much current was being drawn from the battery, they said 2 volts. I told them current was measured in amps but they insisted it was the same. The fact that they didn't know current from voltage makes me not want them to touch my car.
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Yikes...
by mfletou1
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Jan 26, 2008 (5:11 am)
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I recently left my TCH for 2 weeks. It started right back up again. Brakes squeaked for the first few applications, after that it was normal.
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- #90 of 96
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Re: 12 volt battery goes dead fast--a design feature? [takenforaride]
by lzc
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Jan 26, 2008 (7:09 am)
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Replying to: takenforaride (Jan 25, 2008 10:15 pm)
Unless the guy who works on cars is the same guy who stands behind the customer service counter, I wouldn't worry too much about the mix-up between volts and amps. Like most car salesmen, service writers and mostly about selling. The policy seems to be, the less they know the better. 
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