floydr007
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- Joined
- February 17, 2006
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- City, State
- Binghamton, NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 Sport
Hey everyone, my car sat in a parking lot at school for the past week and a half in 0 degree temperatures, and I had a few issues today when I went to drive it. First off, my trunk wouldnt open. I would hit unlock on the keyless, or in the car, and it sounded like the motor or actuator was working back there, but it was making a minute squeaking noise, and not actually unlocking the door. It wasnt just frozen shut either. This has happened to me once or twice in the past in extremely cold weather too. Any ideas on that?
Also, I was sitting at a stop light idling, and had my front defrost running at the highest level, and the rear defrost on too. I noticed the voltmeter (or whatever gauge there is with the battery logo) was slowly moving down. There were no driveability issues, and the car did not stall. Once the light turned green and I got on the gas, the gauge went back to normal (maybe a tiny bit lower than normal). I turned down the fan for the defrost, and also turned off the rear defrost and had no problems at stop lights after that. Do you think the cold just drained my battery a bit, or am I looking at a bigger problem?
Thanks a ton for your help.
Also, I was sitting at a stop light idling, and had my front defrost running at the highest level, and the rear defrost on too. I noticed the voltmeter (or whatever gauge there is with the battery logo) was slowly moving down. There were no driveability issues, and the car did not stall. Once the light turned green and I got on the gas, the gauge went back to normal (maybe a tiny bit lower than normal). I turned down the fan for the defrost, and also turned off the rear defrost and had no problems at stop lights after that. Do you think the cold just drained my battery a bit, or am I looking at a bigger problem?
Thanks a ton for your help.