hotrodolds Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Some idiot salesperson decided to put a battery charger on my car over the weekend, even though the battery is junk. To their credit, they couldn't have known that, but there was no reason to move the car. Like a real douchebag, they never took it off the car, and literally fried the battery. Fortunately, it didn't explode all over the new paint, but with something like that, is there any REAL potential to hurt more than just the battery? I haven't been out to start the car, because I don't need to. I'm going to talk to the sales manager in a few minutes, and find out who, and why. There are vent acid marks on the strut tower where the battery was venting bad. Is there a possibility of toasting a BCM or worse, a PCM in something like this? Thanks. Quote
meltboy1 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 I think it COULD be a possibility if an overvoltage occured, but hopefully that didn't happen. Quote
1990lumina Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 I don't think anything bad voltage wise would have happened - and if so the f-link should have taken care of it IMO. Quote
LuminaPower92 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 meh.........i would be mad pissed if somebody would have messed with my car like that. Quote
meltboy1 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 well the fuses protect agains amperage not voltage, but most likely everything is fine, I don't think there would be a problem... Quote
rockfangd Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 it should be fine but i would make them pay for a new battery though Quote
Fleeingpepper Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 I'd be making them pay for more than a battery. Quote
hotrodolds Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Posted March 11, 2008 Well, the battery was junk anyways. Wouldn't hold a charge for 2 seconds...literally. It was eight years old. I already had one coming. I drove the car today, and all is well. I raised a fuss about it, but some things aren't lining up. I never hooked that charger up, and the thing is old enough that it doesn't have over charge protection in it. I don't think I'm going to take it any further, as I don't have to fix anything that was not already messed up. I have no proof of who did it, either. That's the REAL problem. If I could prove it, or if the car would have had to have been repainted, I'd have raised a REAL fuss. Quote
rockfangd Posted March 12, 2008 Report Posted March 12, 2008 fuck that. i would still make a fuss lol Quote
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