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Mary-JaneP
Hi, apologies in advance for the long post!
I bought a Grand Cali brand new at the end of June and since taking delivery of it, the leisure battery has always appeared to have a drain of 1amp although everything is switched off and nothing is being demanded of the battery. I can leave it parked at my house on a Monday morning at 100% and when I get home on a Friday it is down to 20% so I am having to plug it in to charge every week, which is not something I have had with any other van I have owned. (This has been throughout the summer when there wasn't any frosty weather).
It has been back in to the VW dealership twice, once for three weeks and then most recently for five weeks for them to try and identify the problem. They have not found what is causing this and they asked VW Technical if they could get approval to replace the leisure battery to see if this could resolve the problem. VW Technical have come back and said no, they are not prepared to do anything, and suggested I might want to get a solar panel fitted to help!!
So my question is, what are other peoples experiences of what to expect when your van is parked up with no demand on the battery - how quickly would your leisure battery discharge?
Also, has anyone else had this problem with a new Grand Cali?
Any thoughts or advice are very welcome, as at the moment I am telling the dealership to take the van back and give me my money back. But I really don't want to do this as I love the van other than this issue!
Many thanks in advance, Mary-Jane
I bought a Grand Cali brand new at the end of June and since taking delivery of it, the leisure battery has always appeared to have a drain of 1amp although everything is switched off and nothing is being demanded of the battery. I can leave it parked at my house on a Monday morning at 100% and when I get home on a Friday it is down to 20% so I am having to plug it in to charge every week, which is not something I have had with any other van I have owned. (This has been throughout the summer when there wasn't any frosty weather).
It has been back in to the VW dealership twice, once for three weeks and then most recently for five weeks for them to try and identify the problem. They have not found what is causing this and they asked VW Technical if they could get approval to replace the leisure battery to see if this could resolve the problem. VW Technical have come back and said no, they are not prepared to do anything, and suggested I might want to get a solar panel fitted to help!!
So my question is, what are other peoples experiences of what to expect when your van is parked up with no demand on the battery - how quickly would your leisure battery discharge?
Also, has anyone else had this problem with a new Grand Cali?
Any thoughts or advice are very welcome, as at the moment I am telling the dealership to take the van back and give me my money back. But I really don't want to do this as I love the van other than this issue!
Many thanks in advance, Mary-Jane