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2020 Hellcat having confusing battery issue please advise.

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I could see that. Don't recall the station I listen to them saying it but if they did my brain didn't hear it:LOL:
I used to listen mainly to outlaw country. You would think that they would be exactly the opposite.
 


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We have the worst dealership imaginable in Delray. I have lived here since before they purchased the lot. It's one of those scenarios where they are super busy and too cheap to expand to accommodate it. They know it too, have for years. I paid for everything to be covered in the beginning ( oil changes etc ) and legit take my car to a Valvoline drive through instead if that tells you anything. If I took this in there for that, those idiots would need 6 weeks for an appointment and then keep it for another 2-3 without calling.
 


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We have the worst dealership imaginable in Delray. I have lived here since before they purchased the lot. It's one of those scenarios where they are super busy and too cheap to expand to accommodate it. They know it too, have for years. I paid for everything to be covered in the beginning ( oil changes etc ) and legit take my car to a Valvoline drive through instead if that tells you anything. If I took this in there for that, those idiots would need 6 weeks for an appointment and then keep it for another 2-3 without calling.
There's plenty of Dodge dealers out there. Take it to a different one.
 


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We canceled Sirius when they kept harping on getting vaxxed. We now use pandora and put up with the ads.
When the free Sirius expired on both my cats...I just never signed up...I don't need it
 


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When the free Sirius expired on both my cats...I just never signed up...I don't need it
You never drive them. Now I use Bluetooth.
 


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You never drive them. Now I use Bluetooth.
WTF...sounds like a toothpaste...when I have the time...the weather sucks...when it's nice..I'm outta town or tied up...it never seems to fail...
 


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WTF...sounds like a toothpaste...when I have the time...the weather sucks...when it's nice..I'm outta town or tied up...it never seems to fail...
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I drive mine sparingly, too, but when I do it's worth the $30 or so per month for the three cars, the 3500, and the tractor.
 


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Meanwhile, the Sirius has stopped working in the 'Cat at some point.

They said they'd send a refresher signal, so yesterday I turned the ignition on. No radio, but for a split second it had what looked like a keypad on the screen...then it wanted me to start the engine.

Does it really want me to cold start it for no reason?!? I can do without the music, but will not cold start the engine (even if it sounds far better than most of what's on the radio).
I could see my pandora or iphone trying to communicate with the car that has been my biggest suspicion because I've caught it doing weird shit on the way out of the car before
 


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What about Allen Jay or Arrigo ?
 


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I could see my pandora or iphone trying to communicate with the car that has been my biggest suspicion because I've caught it doing weird shit on the way out of the car before
Now I don't remember if it's been brought up already, but if not, I'd put a battery maintainer or charger on the car and let it do its thing for a few days.

Seems like some have had their battery go bad early, and then all kinds of wonky things can happen.
 


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Now I don't remember if it's been brought up already, but if not, I'd put a battery maintainer or charger on the car and let it do its thing for a few days.

Seems like some have had their battery go bad early, and then all kinds of wonky things can happen.
The Charger has had 5 batteries so far. I finally put a tender on it.
 


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Now I don't remember if it's been brought up already, but if not, I'd put a battery maintainer or charger on the car and let it do its thing for a few days.

Seems like some have had their battery go bad early, and then all kinds of wonky things can happen.
I've had weird things happen with a low or bad battery and using a tender seems to solve most of that.
But, mine still does odd things when it has been sitting for a week or more (even with the tender).
 


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What does Delray Beach and Indian burial grounds have to do with a dead battery?
Delray Beach is where old batteries go to die.
 


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The Charger has had 5 batteries so far. I finally put a tender on it.
Hmm. My '18 is still on it's original battery.

Maybe it's because there are no alligators gnawing on it? Or, it could be lack-of-heat related.
 


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Hmm. My '18 is still on it's original battery.

Maybe it's because there are no alligators gnawing on it? Or, it could be lack-of-heat related.
Exactly
 


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Ironically, I'm having a hell of a time convincing a guy with a Ram that those battery blankets are there to keep the batteries from getting overly hot. Not to keep them from getting cold.
 


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Ironically, I'm having a hell of a time convincing a guy with a Ram that those battery blankets are there to keep the batteries from getting overly hot. Not to keep them from getting cold.
Using the burnbox cool down feature killed a few of them. 1 place after I returned the 2nd battery would only give me a refund.
 


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Wasn't a quality deep cycle AGM battery, was it?
 


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The Charger has had 5 batteries so far. I finally put a tender on it.
Its all the extra damn doors triggering the dome light on all the time that drains the battery down. Us Challenger guys with the proper number of doors don't seem to have that issue.
 




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