I left the car sitting only for 5 days and went to start it and nothing, called 1-800-PORSCHE, they came and tried to give it a jump (all this occured after I went through the manual front lid popping nonsense) and still the car wouldn't start. Had it towed to Neilo Porsche and they confirmed completely dead battery, dead cell in it after only 4 months of ownership. And no, I didn't leave anything on in the car, just a plain bad battery. Anyone have that happen with such a short time of ownership?
Ccounts, I havn't had it happen; but I was wondering what came out of your PSM error problem? Perhaps it was related to this battery issue...
Maybe you had a leak in your battery? Check for spills?
Another club member had the same bad battery problem:
http://www.planet-9.com/showthread.php?t=3913&highlight=battery
Mine is a weekend car as well hope I dont run into the same problems. I have a trickle charger for my Jetta (they have these when they sit in port) was given to me from a friend at VW dealer. It plugs into the lighter and has suction cups to stick it on the window, has a solar panel. Not sure how effective this really is since my car is in my garage all the time. He has a few lying around if anyone is interested I'm sure they are inexpensive.
-I found a guy selling them on ebay starting bid $3.00 this is the exact one I have! dont have to worry about outlets to a wall, If you dont have a garage.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Genu...solar-trickle-charger_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46093QQitemZ230111283851QQrdZ1
How much is retail for a replacement battery for the CS?
I don't think it had to do with it but I'll let you know when I get the car back today. They said the battery was just plain bad, had a dead cell so they replaced it for no extra cost.
I just researched this thread. My CS just got off the boat and into my hands on Saturday. Today (Wednesday) the battery is dead--or so it appears. I am currently awaiting the flatbed and will let you know how it turns out. Where is Porsche buying these batteries?!
THAT is a bit insane. Doesn't Sears or somebody just sell a Diehard that will fit?
those things don't work all that much. and if your friend works for the vw dealership, then he should get them for free.
MJP27 - So sorry to hear you're having issues so soon. Please keep us posted. Hopefully she'll be back to you in no time and as good as new.
i had a problem with my key after letting it sit for 2-3 weeks . it wouldn't unlock my car so i had to manually unlock it and put it in the ignition
Battery problem
I bought a new 06 S (March 07). It was delivered to my home and then had to sit for 2 weeks while I was out of town. When I went to start it, it seemed to spin over slow, but it started and I drove it about 40 miles. Two days later battery was completely dead.
Called dealer (130 miles away).
Getting the front lid open was a pain! Jump started it and drove to local mechanic. He said battery was bad. Called dealer again, they said they would pick it up and replace battery, but I would need to pick it up at their shop. I decided to drive the car to them as I thought I needed a Porsche battery as it looked bigger than normal.
When I got back home, I find that I have a regular sized Interstate brand battery. No problems since then, and I love this car!!
Bob
Pg. 18(24) of 06(07) owner's manual:
"If the vehicle is not started or unlocked with the remote control within five days, the remote control standby function is switched off (to prevent discharging of the battery)."
