Dead Battery Caused P0562, P0300 & P0700?
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Dead Battery Caused P0562, P0300 & P0700?
Battery died over the weekend from leaving on the dome light. Have a 2009 Sebring Limited. Battery was replaced Oct 2012 and had no problems before. Jumped started the car with my other car. Charged it for about 30 minutes. Felt a hard hesitation in engine during cranking right before it finally kick started. I drove it for 5 miles at 40 mph just to charge it up a little, and parked it overnight.
Next day I went to start it just to make sure it was ok, and the check engine light came on after it started. Went to Auto Zone and they came back with P0562, P0300 & P0700. They also checked the battery and said it was at 45% voltage. This did not surprise me since I knew I had to drive it much more than the 5 miles to charge it fully.
So the question is whether the dead and not fully charged battery caused all 3 codes. If I unhook the battery cable for a few seconds, reconnect and drive the car, would all the codes go away and stay away? I also checked the gas cap, and although it was not fully tightened, it wasn't totally loose.
Thanks for the help.
Next day I went to start it just to make sure it was ok, and the check engine light came on after it started. Went to Auto Zone and they came back with P0562, P0300 & P0700. They also checked the battery and said it was at 45% voltage. This did not surprise me since I knew I had to drive it much more than the 5 miles to charge it fully.
So the question is whether the dead and not fully charged battery caused all 3 codes. If I unhook the battery cable for a few seconds, reconnect and drive the car, would all the codes go away and stay away? I also checked the gas cap, and although it was not fully tightened, it wasn't totally loose.
Thanks for the help.
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P0562 System Voltage Low: Obviously related to the battery needing a charge.
P0300 Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected: If the engine is missing/running rough then that's a separate problem that needs to be addressed separately. If not, the code should go away after a while.
P0700 Transmission Control System Malfunction: This code means that the transmission computer has additional codes stored in it that can be read using a more sophisticated code reader. That might or might not be related to the low voltage problem.
If the car is running okay, then why not give it a week and try it again. Some codes will clear themselves after a certain number of driving cycles without an issue. If the codes don't go away, then follow up with a service facility that can get in there with a very good code reader and properly diagnose the problem(s). Don't disconnect the battery to try to deal with the codes. If they are real, then they will help the technician find the problem. If they are from the battery dying, they don't hurt anything and will probably go away by themselves.
None of those codes is related to the gas cap.
P0300 Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected: If the engine is missing/running rough then that's a separate problem that needs to be addressed separately. If not, the code should go away after a while.
P0700 Transmission Control System Malfunction: This code means that the transmission computer has additional codes stored in it that can be read using a more sophisticated code reader. That might or might not be related to the low voltage problem.
If the car is running okay, then why not give it a week and try it again. Some codes will clear themselves after a certain number of driving cycles without an issue. If the codes don't go away, then follow up with a service facility that can get in there with a very good code reader and properly diagnose the problem(s). Don't disconnect the battery to try to deal with the codes. If they are real, then they will help the technician find the problem. If they are from the battery dying, they don't hurt anything and will probably go away by themselves.
None of those codes is related to the gas cap.
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