Sorry you had to go through all this but also very glad you posted it for the rest of us. My SS Convertible is only driven on weekends with the top down in good weather so I may have to deal with this also but you have done the troubleshooting for me THANKS. I was told many years ago the battery drain on concrete floor rumor started back in the days of rubber cases when it would drain the battery. With the plastic cases we now have it is no longer an issue.
Hey my car is doing the same and I bought a battery but it is not the jell kind. But I had some work done on the car before it started draining the battery.
Helpful video. My 2018 SS currently having this issue. Cranks like it wants to start but nothing. Only 3 weeks with the car. Taking it in for service tomorrow. Hope it’s just a bad battery /charge and not a electrical gremlin. Also, my rev match feature and exhaust mode stopped working once I jumped started my car. Something to monitor...
Fun fact, let your Camaro sit in the garage foe 3 to 5 days and try to start it. I have a battery tender if I park for more than 3 days. The more you know,,,
Currently going through the same issue, I think my dash cam in a sense was your black view. Purchased new battery and same issue. Checked for all types of drains but nothing. Going to give the battery a full charge and hope for the best.
The story about how to store your battery is fine to put it on the floor or wherever you want to put it at. The old batteries from years ago would discharge on the concrete floor for some reason that I’m not 100% sure why. But that’s was the older batteries from years ago and I mean fifty years ago or more from what I have learned as being a Master Certified Automotive Technician for over 35 years. So you can store your battery anywhere you want to. Just keep it away from heat and things you don’t want to have damage because it does put off a little bit of fumes into the air and you don’t want it to blow up. That would really be hard to happen but it’s possible. As if you are wanting to put a charge in it and you have the charger plugged in and on and then you hook up the connection to the battery and you can get a spark from doing this and that could cause it to explode. Just hook it up first then plug in the charger. Same thing applies hooking it up in the car. You don’t want to have a live power before you hook it up to the charger. Always plug the charger into a live power last. I think everyone has had gremlins with theses new cars and batteries because of the way they charge now. I don’t like the way GM has done this. But I didn’t build them. I just work on them. Good video and that’s. By the way. The thing that you had that didn’t work was probably the draw on your battery and that’s why the new one drained after a few days of drawing it down to the low battery charge.
Hopefully you have it figured out. I use a tender on mine in the winter but drive it enough in nice weather I don't worrie about it and have had good luck so far
On number 5 on batteries on my 2017 ZL1, been in the shop (dealer) going on two weeks. One thing after another they keep finding one thing after another,
Matt t.f his was very long but we are all glad that you have found the problem now you can get back to having fun with the car and more mods for power !
The reason why you don't store a battery on the ground mainly is transfer of temperature they like to be insulated. I wish these newer cars displayed amps and not just voltage it would help in seeing what your charging system is doing.
my 5th gen 2ss 1le was misfiring when i would accelerate heavily and when I would go above 3500rpm. I saw my O2 sensors and they were reading normal. Isn't spark plugs because it doesnt misfire on deaccel. So after I had a heart attack thinking my boost a pump took a shit on me I checked my battery because a crap ground or connection and I'll save a lot of money. Well as it turned out my ground terminal has a lot of corrosion on it and wasn't getting a proper connection thus it messing with my fuel system. So if anyone has a 5th gen misfiring and all else is good maybe check the ground before going straight to thinking of replacing O2 sensors or fuel pump.
Let me bust that bubble. I had a mustang that would drain the battery. I turned out to be the drivers side door and the radio. That was fixed. No more issues. I've had my camaro almost two years with zero trouble. Yesterday, it would not crank. I put in a new battery, and all seems well. Today, the radio display was blank. I pulled the fuse and put it back in. All is fine again. My driving habits have not changed since before all of this started. The only thing in my case was the fact that the car was not driven the previous 4 weeks due to my being in the hospital. If this shit continues, no matter what i do, it's going to the trash. I went through hell with my mustang trying to figure it out. I will NOT put myself through that again.
The one other thing that concerns me about my car is that after the battery was changed and car driven, I went back out later to my car to crank it again and the radio display was blank. I had to pull a fuse to fix it.
I have this scary, stinky feeling this is going to happen again, and again, and again. It's random. My mustang would sometimes drain the battery in 3 days, while other times it could be as long as three months. Damn you, Chevy..You were supposed to be superior to Ford. Same bullshit.
I have a similar issue. While idle, AC on full blast, the AC fan speed drops from full to low. While that happens the battery drops way down. After about 30 seconds the fan speed kicks back up with the battery
Encased in steel, an Edison cell battery placed directly on a concrete floor would discharge more quickly than normal. ... Between the carbon and the pores, together with moisture and a concrete floor, this could potentially lead to a path for the electricity to flow, resulting in the battery draining.
hawkeye1701 so yea they were saying my battery was reading good but it still needed frequent jumps. I replaced the battery and it solved the issue. Have not needed a jump since.
Deshone Davis It was barely two years old. Warranty was expired. They still said it was fine. So I just got a new one. They are expensive but no problems after that. Make sure you get one with a good warranty. Let me know what happens
Any other issues with the car? Looking to get a gen 6 camaro ss. Been keeping notes of major problems from other channels. Enjoyed your helpful videos on buying a camaro!
@lethalgarage I am having the same damn issue, but my car is driven daily, battery has died on me multiple times, at the grocery store, work etc. , when it dies, battery reads low, but after I jump it, battery seems fine. Pulses above 14 and just below it. Is it possible I have a faulty alternator? ( maybe? 800 miles on the odometer driving off the lot, car died on the freeway) GM Gave me a new alternator. Kind of disappointed in GM, but very similar situation, nice upload Matt!!!
I found out that if the key fob is in the car or more that 10 feet away you are fine but if you lay the key fob on the windshield or on the roof or hang it from the door handle by your lanyard it will drain your battery did it to me twice
I have a issue with my 2014 Chevy ss not starting all it does is click all the lights turn on I already replaced the battery and ac Delco starter still doing the same thing check engine light has a break control module and also rack and pinion also I’m thinking it has something to due with anti theft it has car with lock over it so I’m assuming it’s that just got the car two weeks ago
Got to hate electrical gremlins. Had one before and took me cleaning all grounds, dealership looking at it three times. And then finally a smaller family owned vette shop found the issue.
I’m having an electrical issue with my 2ss 16 it appears when i drive it for a while the rpm start bouncing around so hard and also in the night when i drive it for an hour the same rpm issue + head light start to blinking a little bit + CEL comes on then off I’d changed my battery and still
Jonathan Legarda i just had this issue is your bumper lights working ? my rpm was jumping and my bumper lights stopped working once my mechanic looked my wires that’s connected to the bumper light was split and not connecting once he connected them and tapped them back up my bumper lights came on and the rpm issue stopped immediately
I'm having this problem I can honestly say I probably drive my car once a week I have bought a new battery it started right away but I left the car sitting for 6 days and the battery is completely dead every time I go outside to start it it's dead so could it really be because I'm not driving it enough
That was painful to watch. Made it to the 9:56 mark. Sometimes everything that happens to ones car does not needed to be covered. Can’t wait till you post the video with the low tire pressure problem. I follow your mods very closely but this was a painful video and I appreciate your mod videos very much. Just my opinion here.
People asked for the details, so I provided them. And give me more credit than that... tire pressure problem video???? Electrical issues can be a nightmare and warrant details.
Make an episode about the sluggish start issues most of us have.
Sorry you had to go through all this but also very glad you posted it for the rest of us. My SS Convertible is only driven on weekends with the top down in good weather so I may have to deal with this also but you have done the troubleshooting for me THANKS.
I was told many years ago the battery drain on concrete floor rumor started back in the days of rubber cases when it would drain the battery. With the plastic cases we now have it is no longer an issue.
Thank you, I'm going through the same issues on my 19 ZL1.
I appreciate the heads up.
My Camaro started having those issues, just would be dead. Replaced battery, still did the same thing. Now my HVAC is unresponsive
Hey my car is doing the same and I bought a battery but it is not the jell kind. But I had some work done on the car before it started draining the battery.
Helpful video. My 2018 SS currently having this issue. Cranks like it wants to start but nothing. Only 3 weeks with the car. Taking it in for service tomorrow. Hope it’s just a bad battery /charge and not a electrical gremlin. Also, my rev match feature and exhaust mode stopped working once I jumped started my car. Something to monitor...
mike1436351 what was it. Mine is doing the same thing
Fun fact, let your Camaro sit in the garage foe 3 to 5 days and try to start it. I have a battery tender if I park for more than 3 days. The more you know,,,
Currently going through the same issue, I think my dash cam in a sense was your black view. Purchased new battery and same issue. Checked for all types of drains but nothing. Going to give the battery a full charge and hope for the best.
The story about how to store your battery is fine to put it on the floor or wherever you want to put it at. The old batteries from years ago would discharge on the concrete floor for some reason that I’m not 100% sure why. But that’s was the older batteries from years ago and I mean fifty years ago or more from what I have learned as being a Master Certified Automotive Technician for over 35 years. So you can store your battery anywhere you want to. Just keep it away from heat and things you don’t want to have damage because it does put off a little bit of fumes into the air and you don’t want it to blow up. That would really be hard to happen but it’s possible. As if you are wanting to put a charge in it and you have the charger plugged in and on and then you hook up the connection to the battery and you can get a spark from doing this and that could cause it to explode. Just hook it up first then plug in the charger. Same thing applies hooking it up in the car. You don’t want to have a live power before you hook it up to the charger. Always plug the charger into a live power last. I think everyone has had gremlins with theses new cars and batteries because of the way they charge now. I don’t like the way GM has done this. But I didn’t build them. I just work on them. Good video and that’s. By the way. The thing that you had that didn’t work was probably the draw on your battery and that’s why the new one drained after a few days of drawing it down to the low battery charge.
Hopefully you have it figured out. I use a tender on mine in the winter but drive it enough in nice weather I don't worrie about it and have had good luck so far
On number 5 on batteries on my 2017 ZL1, been in the shop (dealer) going on two weeks. One thing after another they keep finding one thing after another,
@@jackbalmer698 I’d try to beef up your grounds, willing to bet the weak ground is killing your batteries.
There’s a reason they’re supposed to ship w the “Camaro” CTEK Charger. Also, our cars have a “Transport Mode” for this reason.
Thanks
I’m dealing with this right now
This is your car telling you it didn't like going from a daily driver to a hobby car
Matt t.f his was very long but we are all glad that you have found the problem now you can get back to having fun with the car and more mods for power !
You need a trickle charger, man. The Corvettes even have one to keep from draining especially when you go on a vacation.. I love it!!
The reason why you don't store a battery on the ground mainly is transfer of temperature they like to be insulated. I wish these newer cars displayed amps and not just voltage it would help in seeing what your charging system is doing.
my 5th gen 2ss 1le was misfiring when i would accelerate heavily and when I would go above 3500rpm. I saw my O2 sensors and they were reading normal. Isn't spark plugs because it doesnt misfire on deaccel. So after I had a heart attack thinking my boost a pump took a shit on me I checked my battery because a crap ground or connection and I'll save a lot of money. Well as it turned out my ground terminal has a lot of corrosion on it and wasn't getting a proper connection thus it messing with my fuel system. So if anyone has a 5th gen misfiring and all else is good maybe check the ground before going straight to thinking of replacing O2 sensors or fuel pump.
Let me bust that bubble. I had a mustang that would drain the battery. I turned out to be the drivers side door and the radio. That was fixed. No more issues.
I've had my camaro almost two years with zero trouble. Yesterday, it would not crank. I put in a new battery, and all seems well. Today, the radio display was blank. I pulled the fuse and put it back in. All is fine again. My driving habits have not changed since before all of this started.
The only thing in my case was the fact that the car was not driven the previous 4 weeks due to my being in the hospital. If this shit continues, no matter what i do, it's going to the trash. I went through hell with my mustang trying to figure it out. I will NOT put myself through that again.
4 weeks battery would be dead no tender. The Onstar will drain it in 2-3 weeks.
@Lethalgarage That makes sense. I drive this vehicle once to twice per week. I'll buy a tender if in the future it needs to go more than a few days.
The one other thing that concerns me about my car is that after the battery was changed and car driven, I went back out later to my car to crank it again and the radio display was blank. I had to pull a fuse to fix it.
I have this scary, stinky feeling this is going to happen again, and again, and again. It's random. My mustang would sometimes drain the battery in 3 days, while other times it could be as long as three months.
Damn you, Chevy..You were supposed to be superior to Ford.
Same bullshit.
I have a similar issue. While idle, AC on full blast, the AC fan speed drops from full to low. While that happens the battery drops way down. After about 30 seconds the fan speed kicks back up with the battery
Encased in steel, an Edison cell battery placed directly on a concrete floor would discharge more quickly than normal. ... Between the carbon and the pores, together with moisture and a concrete floor, this could potentially lead to a path for the electricity to flow, resulting in the battery draining.
Thanks for the video. I am currently going through this myself. Having to jump start every week. I don’t have the xp jump starter you have though.
Mario Alvarado me too. Did you ever figure it out? Please let me know if you could
hawkeye1701 so yea they were saying my battery was reading good but it still needed frequent jumps. I replaced the battery and it solved the issue. Have not needed a jump since.
Mario Alvarado ok thanks just bought a new one today. Will install tomorrow
@@hawkeye-kf9ds hey hows that battery holding up I'm having the same problem yall are having smh 🤬
Deshone Davis It was barely two years old. Warranty was expired. They still said it was fine. So I just got a new one. They are expensive but no problems after that. Make sure you get one with a good warranty. Let me know what happens
Had the same issue...finally bought a yellow top and a trickle charger no more gremlins
The moisture in concrete used to activate the carbon in the batt cell, thus discharge
Any other issues with the car? Looking to get a gen 6 camaro ss. Been keeping notes of major problems from other channels. Enjoyed your helpful videos on buying a camaro!
Im still not understand why dont you buy a chevy truck
Didn’t like the options.
I’m having this problem but my throttle body and ecm relay fuse is clicking.. think I have a wire or something touching?
Yep long story Matt. However very informative as far as troubleshooting goes. Glad you got it solved as you said good learning experience. :)
Quoted for a OEM battery today for 225 with my core charge. Not bad. How much yall paying ?
That is good to know..sorry that you went thru all that
@lethalgarage I am having the same damn issue, but my car is driven daily, battery has died on me multiple times, at the grocery store, work etc. , when it dies, battery reads low, but after I jump it, battery seems fine. Pulses above 14 and just below it. Is it possible I have a faulty alternator? ( maybe? 800 miles on the odometer driving off the lot, car died on the freeway) GM Gave me a new alternator. Kind of disappointed in GM, but very similar situation, nice upload Matt!!!
Cody Garcia what did it turn out to be? Mine is doing the same thing recently
Wat if u get power from back relay box but not the front relay box
I’m going through the same thing w/ my 16 rs Camaro
Christian Chairez me too. Did you ever figure out what it was?
Please men if you can help me my cluster if not working at all and all the light came up I I dint know what to do any suggestions?
Having same problem jump start wake up next day car completely dead,got battery checked out tells me it’s workin fine 😠😠😠
I found out that if the key fob is in the car or more that 10 feet away you are fine but if you lay the key fob on the windshield or on the roof or hang it from the door handle by your lanyard it will drain your battery did it to me twice
I have a 2017 camaro ss and i’m going 30 and the battery voltage is over 15
Same here .. it's a pain
I really like the new outro.
i hope you don't you have any more electrical issues ............ major pain in the rear !
Would it be ok to share what the issue was?
This was the female version of a bad story. This entire time not one mechanic put the battery on real system to test?
Yes, as stated the battery was put on a real system.
I have a issue with my 2014 Chevy ss not starting all it does is click all the lights turn on I already replaced the battery and ac Delco starter still doing the same thing check engine light has a break control module and also rack and pinion also I’m thinking it has something to due with anti theft it has car with lock over it so I’m assuming it’s that just got the car two weeks ago
If it’s clicking, sounds like a possible grounding issue
I miss the drive with lethals in the Camaro
They are coming back
Very good my bro keep up and love video 💯
Currently having this issue
Got to hate electrical gremlins. Had one before and took me cleaning all grounds, dealership looking at it three times. And then finally a smaller family owned vette shop found the issue.
What was the issue?
I’m having an electrical issue with my 2ss 16 it appears when i drive it for a while the rpm start bouncing around so hard and also in the night when i drive it for an hour the same rpm issue + head light start to blinking a little bit + CEL comes on then off
I’d changed my battery and still
It getting worse when the A/C full blast
Same bro
So your moving to Texas
Also, the battery on the floor is a crock. Just an old wives tale.. like you get a cold from being cold, or you only use 10% of your brain.
It's a myth. You can store plastic case batteries on concrete floors with no issues.
Have u ever had any problems with the rpm just jumping around for no reason but wouldn’t mess with car just the stick jumping
I have seen it on a few cars. Not sure the cause
Ya trying to figure it out dealer changed my dash n ipc I believe but still doing it
Does the car vibrate when the rpms fluctuate?
No the rpms just jump but car does not rev up or anything cluster was replaced n ipc they told me that’s the computer for dash
Jonathan Legarda i just had this issue is your bumper lights working ? my rpm was jumping and my bumper lights stopped working once my mechanic looked my wires that’s connected to the bumper light was split and not connecting once he connected them and tapped them back up my bumper lights came on and the rpm issue stopped immediately
I'm having this problem I can honestly say I probably drive my car once a week I have bought a new battery it started right away but I left the car sitting for 6 days and the battery is completely dead every time I go outside to start it it's dead so could it really be because I'm not driving it enough
That was painful to watch. Made it to the 9:56 mark. Sometimes everything that happens to ones car does not needed to be covered. Can’t wait till you post the video with the low tire pressure problem. I follow your mods very closely but this was a painful video and I appreciate your mod videos very much. Just my opinion here.
People asked for the details, so I provided them. And give me more credit than that... tire pressure problem video???? Electrical issues can be a nightmare and warrant details.
Your TPMS needs reset.. unless your tires are actually losing air.. that's a your car issue
modfoxv10 I was joking about the air pressure comment.
Looooooooooooong story short, please!
First view!!