syvalley
Member
Greetings all, this is my first post,
I've got a 2012 EV with ~70K miles on it and other than having the fuses replaced in the onboard charger ($1.2K), it's been a relatively trouble-free vehicle.
My 12v battery failed on me a couple of days ago. I was surprised because it's less than a year old and it's a good one (Optima). I bought a new battery anyway and installed it on the side of the road where the EV had failed. Everything fired up okay, except all the stuff that has to be reset of course, but the battery warning light stayed on.
I've read the posts about folks who've had problems with power leaks and I suspect something similar might be happening to me. But... I didn't see anyone mention that their battery warning light stayed on after installing a new battery, which leads me to believe I may have a different problem. Is there a way to reset the warning light? (doubtful, but I gotta ask) Or is there a fuse for the DC/DC converter that might be blown?
Anyway, you guys and gals sound like a smart helpful group and I sure could use a little advice right now.
Thank you,
Rick Kelly
Solvang, CA
I've got a 2012 EV with ~70K miles on it and other than having the fuses replaced in the onboard charger ($1.2K), it's been a relatively trouble-free vehicle.
My 12v battery failed on me a couple of days ago. I was surprised because it's less than a year old and it's a good one (Optima). I bought a new battery anyway and installed it on the side of the road where the EV had failed. Everything fired up okay, except all the stuff that has to be reset of course, but the battery warning light stayed on.
I've read the posts about folks who've had problems with power leaks and I suspect something similar might be happening to me. But... I didn't see anyone mention that their battery warning light stayed on after installing a new battery, which leads me to believe I may have a different problem. Is there a way to reset the warning light? (doubtful, but I gotta ask) Or is there a fuse for the DC/DC converter that might be blown?
Anyway, you guys and gals sound like a smart helpful group and I sure could use a little advice right now.
Thank you,
Rick Kelly
Solvang, CA