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H3PR
11-13-2005, 05:44 PM
I HAVE HID IN MY NEW H3, AND IM STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY?....HID MAY CAUSE BATTERY PROBLEMS?...HOW CAN I SOLVE THAT?...HIGH AMP BATTERY?....I NEED SOME HELP!
H3PR
11-13-2005, 05:44 PM
I HAVE HID IN MY NEW H3, AND IM STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY?....HID MAY CAUSE BATTERY PROBLEMS?...HOW CAN I SOLVE THAT?...HIGH AMP BATTERY?....I NEED SOME HELP!
FLYINGBADGER2006
11-13-2005, 05:55 PM
Are you sure its not the alt. or something else. I got the H.I.D.s' too and no problems. Perhaps if you push the Onstar button and ask the Onstar reps to do a vehicle diagnostics on the spot for you maybe they can find the problem. Just a sugestion. I hope you find out the problem. Good Luck!
f5fstop
11-13-2005, 06:07 PM
Don't go blaming it on the HIDs right away. It could be the HIDs due to the design or the installation. Granted, startup voltage is high, but that still should not kill a battery.
Batteries can go bad, just because they are man made, thus you can get a bad battery from the factory.
I would suggest having it checked for a bad cell.
HumbleAg
11-13-2005, 09:55 PM
My battery went dead after 6 weeks. Took it in and they said it had a bad cell.

Hopefully not a trend, batteries seem to be so good these days that I don't even carry jumper cables any more.

I guess that's part of what Onstar is for.
f5fstop
11-14-2005, 11:16 AM
If you live in a southern state, where it is hot most of the time, battery life is greatly reduced. Heat, not cold kills batteries. I say kill, not discharge.
In the cold a battery may go dead, but in the heat a battery's cell may go bad.
All, and I mean all, battery manufacturers (other than gel types), have greater warranty in the hot states.
When my battery goes dead, it will be replaced with an Optima Gel.
HummerNewbie
11-14-2005, 12:23 PM
I had to replace three batteries this summer and I would bet it was due to the heat.

I used to have an Optima Gel and it was the best battery I have ever owned.
1baddh3
12-04-2005, 10:01 PM
Mine went out to at like 7500miles it sucked i was stuck with no jumpers thank god for onstar took it in they siad it was a bad cell
fourfourto
02-22-2006, 09:35 PM
Im having problems now at 7,600 miles I hope it the battery .The dealers looking at tommorow.
GreenH3
02-22-2006, 10:04 PM
Mine died at 10K miles... took it in and they said it was a bad cell. It was an AC Delco.
fourfourto
02-22-2006, 10:17 PM
I never thought I would hope for a bad battery.