3200 Battery Drain

[Beasty]

Tried to start the Maser this morning, and the battery was totally dead. This was a brand new battery fitted after the last one drained a couple of weeks ago.

Not that happy a bunny.

However Maserati Assistance have been very good and will pick up the car tomorrow morning. They have also sorted a loan car from Avis to be delivered at the same time.

Hope it won't take too long to fix, but in my experience mechanics aren't usally too hot at fixing electrical problems. So not holding my breath.

Any thoughts as the culprit?

Matt

[chris_crossley]

We had somthing very similar. The motor hadn't been out for 2 weeks. Went to start it and there was the cluk cluk sound. They told me the battery was stone dead. It's got a 3 Year warrenty on it. So they just bunged a new one in. Looked for electrical bits and nothing was obviouse. It's running fine now.

[Beasty]

Well, its gone to HR Owen to fix. They think it could be the Trackstar, which is often the cause of this kind of problem.

We shall see.

On another note, the replacement car was clamped outside my house, within 20 minutes of being delivered this morning. Even less than a happy bunny about that.

[shnozz]

The battery in Flashers maserati is always drained but the dealer said it would be ok once he unplugged his ventilator

[Beasty]

Turns out it is the Trackstar, a common problem apparently.

Get my baby back this afternoon, thank god. Get rid of the dreadful Alfa Maserati Assist came up with as a replacement.

[meridian]

Beasty,

Glad that the problems have been resolved !

Strange comment about "mechanics not usally (sic) being too hot" at solving electrical problems. Not my experience !

A current drain on a battery is normally fairly easy to diagnose (put an ammeter in series with the battery (one terminal disconnected) and remove fuses to diagnose problem circuit. I am sure it did not cause too much difficulty for the technicians involved). As mentioned, glad that the problems have been resolved !

Regards, Meridian

[Beasty]

meridian said:

Beasty, Glad that the problems have been resolved ! Strange comment about "mechanics not usally (sic) being too hot" at solving electrical problems. Not my experience ! A current drain on a battery is normally fairly easy to diagnose (put an ammeter in series with the battery (one terminal disconnected) and remove fuses to diagnose problem circuit. I am sure it did not cause too much difficulty for the technicians involved). As mentioned, glad that the problems have been resolved ! Regards, Meridian

To be fair, they didn't really break a sweat over it, so full marks to them.

Anyway got the car back and after a few days in the Alfa, it just feels so special to get back in the Maser.