06-01-2018, 12:05 PM | #1 |
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Loud Bang, Car Dead
2012 RS convertible, V6
As soon as I turned the key, there was a VERY loud bang, sounding like it came from the back. No, there are no lights anywhere, the car won't start, and I can't remove the key from the switch, get out of Park, etc. No, the steering wheel isn't cocked, locking the key...it's actually turning freely, so I don't think the key is in the Off position and I can't turn it there. Was it a backfire? Did the battery explode? I can't open the trunk, of course, to check...nor get out the half gallon of milk which isn't going to last long. The battery was fine, never any trouble with it...I had just driven to the store and it started with no problem. But when I came out of the store...BANG. No weird smells, no smoke (not even accompanying the BANG), just dead dead dead. Any idea what it is, and what I can do to fix it...after I take a two hour bus ride back to it? |
06-01-2018, 12:07 PM | #2 |
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Pull the back seat down and then you can get trunk open by pulling the release lever on trunk lid.
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06-01-2018, 12:09 PM | #3 |
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Open the trunk from the back seat (latch above rear seat) so you can retrieve your milk or whatever then use the glow in the dark emergency latch inside the trunk to open it
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06-01-2018, 12:29 PM | #4 |
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Sounds like some sort of battery problem. Through the back seat like these guys said. Be careful!
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06-01-2018, 12:31 PM | #5 |
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Definitely battery if its coming from the back, time for a new one!
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06-01-2018, 03:05 PM | #6 |
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Sub'ed to see what's in the trunk
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06-01-2018, 04:44 PM | #7 |
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06-01-2018, 04:54 PM | #8 |
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maybe it was Shunt
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06-01-2018, 05:35 PM | #9 |
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I love the fact that no one saw that he owns a convertible . Dude break out your manual and see how you can get in the trunk with out battery power . Or try and see if you can jump start the car from the remote terminals next to the engine .Or call Triple A and have the car towed to the dealer.
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06-01-2018, 10:57 PM | #10 | |
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I'm in Germany, so AAA isn't an option...ADAC is, though it's a pain in the butt to get them on a military base. No Chevy dealer here at all, though. Still no idea what the BANG was. |
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06-02-2018, 12:52 AM | #11 |
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06-02-2018, 03:33 AM | #12 |
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For future reference: There's a keyhole hiding behind the edge of the rear drivers side seat that will open the trunk, unpowered.
So I opened the trunk. Holy crap! The battery actually DID explode. Acid all over the place. I hope it was just a random thing, and the new one I'll buy doesn't do the same as soon as I hook it up. What would make a cell (just one, I think) burst like that? |
06-02-2018, 06:47 AM | #13 | |
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Not a random thing. It's a too old battery thing. |
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06-02-2018, 10:32 AM | #14 | |
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Yeah. It came with the car. 😄 |
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