Thread: Oil Change = Nearly depleted traction battery
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Old 02-28-2008, 12:08 PM
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Default Re: Oil Change = Nearly depleted traction battery
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Originally Posted by schmidtj View Post
This has happened every time I bring my TCH in for service to the dealer. When I get the car back the formerly fully charged traction battery is now down to 1 or 2 bars max.
My theory is they are just leaving the car in neutral and not shutting it off.
Perhaps they are not suppose to put a car on the lift while in park?
With the DRLs on along with the other accessories the traction battery is not being recharged since it is in neutral.

This is just my theory.

Has anyone else experienced this on a regular basis after having your car serviced?

Should I bring it to the attention of the service manager?

Is this the "nature of the beast" and I should just live with it?

Any suggestions or observations appreciated.
At one dealer, it always happened, at the other it doesn't.

So I take it that dealer A leaves the car on or takes forever to get it to the service bay (hence the car's in EV and the battery is slowly draining). Probably the former since the cars get moved around by some kid.

I don't know but I never really bothered to ask even though it does hurt my mileage. I don't go to Dealer A any more.

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