Red Crewzer Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 I tow a 2006 Honda CRV all wheels down. I have started having dead battery issues on the Honda after towing for only a couple hours. Just started happening the last three times towing. Nothing has been changed and I have towed this vehicle for nine years. Possible battery going bad in car (weak cell, weak load capacity)? Thoughts? 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus 43 QRP2006 Honda CR-V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 How old is the battery? We find we have to change out the batteries a little more often because of towing. Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Crewzer Posted September 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 February 2013 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus 43 QRP2006 Honda CR-V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, Red Crewzer said: February 2013 Yup. I'd replace that one. Linda Sand Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 We just had the same thing happen with our 2012 Chevy Equinox and a battery change fixed it. Car batteries seem to die this way. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 13 hours ago, Red Crewzer said: February 2013 That means your battery is now 5 years old so it is probably on the weak side. I would pull it out and take it to a battery shop and ask them to load test it, as most will do this at no cost to you. Once you do this you will know the condition but I suspect it is getting weak. If you do not pull the fuse as your manual states, I'd bet the battery age is your problem. Even if you do pull the fuse you probably have some load on the battery from the auxiliary brake system. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Crewzer Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Replaced the battery. Found two cells completely empty of liquid. Towed twice with it now and all seems to be ok. Back to keeping check on the battery liquid levels myself. Kirk: I use an air brake system, so no drain from auxiliary brake system. 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus 43 QRP2006 Honda CR-V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Finn Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 We tow a 5 speed Subaru Forester. Had similar trouble with the battery draining down. To keep the steering wheel free had to turn the key to release the steering. No matter the key setting it drained the battery. To solve the problem we installed a battery disconnect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty77_7 Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Too late to help you on this battery. But some of the older generations CRV's had enough room to upgrade the battery size to I believe a Grp 27. Go into the Honda Parts and buy an Oddeysy, 2005-6 battery tray. It's a direct replacement for the battery tray in the CRV, and has enough room for the larger Battery to slide in. We also had our feed from the coach, include a power supply to the battery. So our Coach Alternator is keeping the CRV charged up, as we drive. Best to you, glad you got this one fixed:)! Smitty Be safe, have fun, Smitty 04 CC Allure "RooII" - Our "E" ride for life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 5:56 PM, Flying Finn said: We tow a 5 speed Subaru Forester. Had similar trouble with the battery draining down. To keep the steering wheel free had to turn the key to release the steering. No matter the key setting it drained the battery. To solve the problem we installed a battery disconnect. If we tried to tow for 3 days straight without starting the car, then we had a problem. But otherwise, 14 years with our Subaru and never a problem for us as we only do 2 days without starting the car. Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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