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Battery drain ?, help!

Macdonalds04

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I've had my 2022 ridgeline since early last year and it has 3000 miles on it, last 2 months at my friend's apartment, I tried to start but it seems everything was dead. We decided to tow it to the dealership but I decided to try it again to see if it would and thankfully it did, the dealership was just a few miles away and I was able to make it there, they checked the battery and also the charging system but they said it was good to go, now this same issue happened again last month, I'm thinking of taking it back to the dealership and have them do a draw test this time. If this is an intermittent problem, it might be hard to discover, does anyone have any thoughts or suggestiond ?
 
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How long was the ridgeline parked outside when it wouldn't start, and what did you do to the car to get it turned back on?
 
I've had my 2022 ridgeline since early last year and it has 3000 miles on it, last 2 months at my friend's apartment, I tried to start but it seems everything was dead. We decided to tow it to the dealership but I decided to try it again to see if it would and thankfully it did, the dealership was just a few miles away and I was able to make it there, they checked the battery and also the charging system but they said it was good to go, now this same issue happened again last month, I'm thinking of taking it back to the dealership and have them do a draw test this time. If this is an intermittent problem, it might be hard to discover, does anyone have any thoughts or suggestiond ?

I can only imagine the headache this caused you. I suggest that you track when this happens, who knows this might show a pattern! have you seen any loose wires? that can be a factor too. hope u get this sorted soon!
 
I've had my 2022 ridgeline since early last year and it has 3000 miles on it, last 2 months at my friend's apartment, I tried to start but it seems everything was dead. We decided to tow it to the dealership but I decided to try it again to see if it would and thankfully it did, the dealership was just a few miles away and I was able to make it there, they checked the battery and also the charging system but they said it was good to go, now this same issue happened again last month, I'm thinking of taking it back to the dealership and have them do a draw test this time. If this is an intermittent problem, it might be hard to discover, does anyone have any thoughts or suggestiond ?
3k miles is still too early for a battery drainage. Are you sure nothing happened to it? They said they checked the battery but you're still having that issue? Get a second opinion for sure.
 
3k miles is still too early for a battery drainage. Are you sure nothing happened to it? They said they checked the battery but you're still having that issue? Get a second opinion for sure.
Agree with getting a second opinion especially if this happens quite often. have you managed to get this sorted?
 
I've had my 2022 ridgeline since early last year and it has 3000 miles on it, last 2 months at my friend's apartment, I tried to start but it seems everything was dead. We decided to tow it to the dealership but I decided to try it again to see if it would and thankfully it did, the dealership was just a few miles away and I was able to make it there, they checked the battery and also the charging system but they said it was good to go, now this same issue happened again last month, I'm thinking of taking it back to the dealership and have them do a draw test this time. If this is an intermittent problem, it might be hard to discover, does anyone have any thoughts or suggestiond ?
this maybe an unpopular opinion. but try to insist they keep the vehicle for a few days and try to replicate the issue. An intermittent problem might need time to show itself
 
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