Help with wrecked 2015 Equinox 2LT AWD
August 11th, 2016, 3:42 AM
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Help with wrecked 2015 Equinox 2LT AWD
Recently bought a 2015 Equinox that's been hit on the front drivers side and when you try and start the SUV all lights on the cluster are on but when you try and start it they all go out instantly as if it had a bad battery but my battery is good ......any help or suggestions? Driver airbag and both side of roof airbags deployed could this contribute to the issue? All electrical works Windows, radio ect also if I jump the starter it just spins doesn't actually jump to engage
Last edited by Hobbsy1000; August 11th, 2016 at 3:44 AM. Reason: F
August 11th, 2016, 8:41 AM
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how did you verify the battery was good?
the airbag deployment will not cause this.
bad battery connection can also cause this. Check the battery connections at the chassis. iirc the battery and ubec are located on the left side....they may have been damaged during the impact.
the airbag deployment will not cause this.
bad battery connection can also cause this. Check the battery connections at the chassis. iirc the battery and ubec are located on the left side....they may have been damaged during the impact.
August 11th, 2016, 3:37 PM
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[QUOTE=tech2;325844]how did you verify the battery was good?
the airbag deployment will not cause this.
bad battery connection can also cause this. Check the battery connections at the chassis. iirc the battery and ubec are located on the left side....they may have been damaged during the impact.[/QUOTE
I checked the battery with a multimeter I also have checked the battery to the connecters to check for a voltage drop off the battery has 13.xx Volts and there is no volts dropped
the airbag deployment will not cause this.
bad battery connection can also cause this. Check the battery connections at the chassis. iirc the battery and ubec are located on the left side....they may have been damaged during the impact.[/QUOTE
I checked the battery with a multimeter I also have checked the battery to the connecters to check for a voltage drop off the battery has 13.xx Volts and there is no volts dropped
August 11th, 2016, 5:35 PM
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Recently bought a 2015 Equinox that's been hit on the front drivers side and when you try and start the SUV all lights on the cluster are on but when you try and start it they all go out instantly as if it had a bad battery but my battery is good ......any help or suggestions? Driver airbag and both side of roof airbags deployed could this contribute to the issue? All electrical works Windows, radio ect also if I jump the starter it just spins doesn't actually jump to engage
Recently bought a 2015 Equinox that's been hit on the front drivers side and when you try and start the SUV all lights on the cluster are on but when you try and start it they all go out instantly as if it had a bad battery but my battery is good ......any help or suggestions? Driver airbag and both side of roof airbags deployed could this contribute to the issue? All electrical works Windows, radio ect also if I jump the starter it just spins doesn't actually jump to engage
Recently bought a 2015 Equinox that's been hit on the front drivers side and when you try and start the SUV all lights on the cluster are on but when you try and start it they all go out instantly as if it had a bad battery but my battery is good ......any help or suggestions? Driver airbag and both side of roof airbags deployed could this contribute to the issue? All electrical works Windows, radio ect also if I jump the starter it just spins doesn't actually jump to engage
August 11th, 2016, 7:50 PM
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checking the open circuit voltage really doesn't tell much about a battery state of health. You must have current running though a circuit to do voltage drop test. Voltage drop test should show LT 0.4 volts. If you are dropping 13 volts on 12.6 is fully charged system you are doing something wrong.
Remove the battery and have it properly load tested with a carbon pile load tester or conductance tester. Checking the battery is the first step for any starting/charging diagnosis. Most part stores will test the battery for free.
The car got hit so the battery may be leaking or shorted internally. It may not even have enough power to pull the starter pinion into engagement with the flexplate. A battery with a bad cell won't work even when charging/boosting.
checking the open circuit voltage really doesn't tell much about a battery state of health. You must have current running though a circuit to do voltage drop test. Voltage drop test should show LT 0.4 volts. If you are dropping 13 volts on 12.6 is fully charged system you are doing something wrong.
Remove the battery and have it properly load tested with a carbon pile load tester or conductance tester. Checking the battery is the first step for any starting/charging diagnosis. Most part stores will test the battery for free.
The car got hit so the battery may be leaking or shorted internally. It may not even have enough power to pull the starter pinion into engagement with the flexplate. A battery with a bad cell won't work even when charging/boosting.
Last edited by tech2; August 11th, 2016 at 7:53 PM.