white owl
Member
- Joined
- September 20, 2016
- Messages
- 27
- Reaction score
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- City, State
- northern CA coast
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2017 Explorer Sport
.. or are my expectations just too high? I had expected to be able to listen to the radio for hours, even operate some of the electronic actuators such as moon roof, seats, tailgate, and still be able to start the car.
In fact though, simply listening to the radio for an hour (never mind using the electronic actuators) is enough to drop battery voltage to ~ 11v, at which point there is insufficient power to start the car.
I've made two important aftermarket purchases for my Explorer:
1) the JNC Jump N Carry, which I would not be without.
2) a little digital voltmeter that sits in the cigarette lighter socket. Has minimal battery drain; too bad it isn't powered all the time. When you need it most, it has been shut off.
Surely with only 2.5 years and 12k miles, my stock battery is not failing?
Would it be productive to invest in a new Interstate battery?
I love the car, but am disappointed in this weakness, and I'm pretty tired of the radio shutting off automatically every 10 minutes. At times it will even display a message that it is shutting down to conserve battery, and that's when there is 11.2v remaining, enough to start the car... but other times, this does not happen, and that's when the jump starter comes into play.
In fact though, simply listening to the radio for an hour (never mind using the electronic actuators) is enough to drop battery voltage to ~ 11v, at which point there is insufficient power to start the car.
I've made two important aftermarket purchases for my Explorer:
1) the JNC Jump N Carry, which I would not be without.
2) a little digital voltmeter that sits in the cigarette lighter socket. Has minimal battery drain; too bad it isn't powered all the time. When you need it most, it has been shut off.
Surely with only 2.5 years and 12k miles, my stock battery is not failing?
Would it be productive to invest in a new Interstate battery?
I love the car, but am disappointed in this weakness, and I'm pretty tired of the radio shutting off automatically every 10 minutes. At times it will even display a message that it is shutting down to conserve battery, and that's when there is 11.2v remaining, enough to start the car... but other times, this does not happen, and that's when the jump starter comes into play.