2014 Chevu Cruz not starting if it sat a day or two.

Asked by bonnieg1010 Jan 25, 2017 at 03:29 PM about the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2014 Chevy Cruze.  In November/2016, I experienced my car being totally dead and  needing a jump start.  The weather was not cold, I have a garage, but it had been two days since I drove it.  After it was started I drove it to the Dealership I purchased it from, they reviewed and said the battery was fine and could not find any issues.  This  repeated itself on 1/23/17. Again I hadn't drove it in two days, due to having surgery.  Roadside assistance came out & started it for me and said both battery and alternator are in good condition but suggested I go to autozone because they have a machine that can tell if you might have a bad cell in your battery.   I did that & no bad cell(s).  I called the Dealership and reported all this so I can try to find out what could be causing this, a loose wire, connection somewhere, who knows.  I was told that in the battery there are live modules that retain the (digital) reading for odometer readings, etc., and if I don't drive my car everyday I do need to at least start it up & let it run for a few minutes, to keep these active.  Really?  I do work full time so normally I do run it everyday, but there are times I may have some time off and I don't, so is this something that is actually for real?  Because if it is and at point of sale I was told, oh, by the way, you do want to start your car every day or you could wake up to a dead battery, I would say, show me another car.  I know many people, not Chevy car owners that have never experienced this and have digital readings in their car and can leave it for a week and not worry about the battery going dead.

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That is correct. With a good battery you should be able to let your car sit until the next time you go to start it. I am surprised nobody is thinking of doing a parasitic draw test to find out why the battery is getting drained. You might want to find someone to do this.

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This is the exact same issue that I am currently having with my 2014 Cruze. I have been told by many that it is my starter... I mean really my car is right at 3 years old, is this even normal?

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Same problem with w015 Chevy Cruze. Did anyone figure out what it is? To answer what "Cal" stands for Calibrate compass cause it stops working when the car shuts down

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My Daughter has a 2015 and its doing the same thing. Tried everything we were told. Still showing good battery and alternator. But still going dead over night. Dealership says it’s the Bluetooth/ onstar installed on these models. You supposedly have to turn your Bluetooth off every time you get out of the car. Because if you don’t it keeps the o star activated and drawing power. So she has done this and it still drains the battery down. I’m lost, need help please.

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Have you changed the negative battery cable? I’m currently going through this myself. I replaced the cable and then had issues with my keys and anti theft. Now it randomly works and I’m wondering if I’ve drained my battery too many times and need to replace it.

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