370Z Not Cranking Problem

VADSG

The dealer I took Z to for service, Fairfax Nissan, agreed with ChrisSlicks in part. Since they were open only a half day on Saturday, they did not have any time to check the car out. One of the service desk types said he tried to start it and then just hooked up a battery charger. They charged for a few hours and then left the car in the bay until this morning. They say it started up perfectly today. Supposedly, they checked to see if there was any drain on the battery while all systems were off, checked to see that it holds a charge and checked to see if any cell was bad. According to the dealer, the battery is fine and everything else is fine also.

Their theory is that I must have left something on last Friday morning that drained the battery so much there wasn't enough power to start or even crank the car ten hours later. Its pretty hard it seems to leave something on in the car-all lights power down automatically after a few minutes and the power outlet under the glove box doesn't work when ignition is off. Maybe I left the car in the ACC position. Would that cause such a major drain in battery?

Nissan Roadside assistance was great. The truck came quickly and exactly when they said it would. The only hitch was that Nissan said my Z purchased last July was not in their roadside assistance system. They said that selling dealer is supposed to contact them and put necessary data in the roadside assistance system to activate that benefit. Sound right to you all?

Fairfax Nissan, after I discussed the matter appropriately with them, finally gave me a loaner. They said they have one loaner per service desk type. It was a lovely, burgundy Sentra stripper. Fairfax Nissan said they do cover the cost of a rental for warranty service but it was too late on Saturday to get one.

Thanks for everyone's comments. I will monitor the battery charge for a while and make sure everthing is turned off properly. When I got Z home tonight the battery was reading 16 volts on my personal volt meter.

VADSG

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