This past weekend when I got into my car it wouldn't start. I had no idea what it was but whenever I attempted to start it it would just stay there and do nothing. When I left it in the position below the start it would just start ticking like crazy and everything in my car would flash along with the ticking.

I had no idea what happened but after a few minutes of waiting the car started up like normal but my oil life counter and clock were all reset. I went about my merry way not thinking much of it. Turns out today the same thing happened

I couldn't figure out what was wrong but I thought it was the battery. I checked the connections and the fuses just in case and nothing seemed wrong. I tried to start again and the ticking and flashing happened again and then stopped. I called Roadside Assistance and they came to jump my battery but turns out that wasn't it The car got power after that but the same clicking and flashing happened again. The tow guy thinks it's my relay but he was just trying to help out.

We towed it to my place and now I gotta miss a whole day of class and work to take it the Chevy dealership to get this fixed. What really pissed me off is that the Roadside Assistance refused to pay for my tow to my house but I'm guessing because it wasn't to the dealership (it was almost 8 PM so they were closed).

basically, does anyone here have an idea what it could have been? Aside from that, if I call Roadside Assistance in the morning will they tow my car to the dealership at no cost? Chevy customer care was closed when I called so I couldn't ask them. Any help at all would be appreciated.

 

You need to have your battery tested. And, you need to make sure your terminals are free of corrosion and that your cables are on tight. Inspect the wires to your starter as well.

 

Came back from the dealer and turns out it was a bad battery. Took them about 2 hours to get to my and fix it but I didn't mind; the customer lounge was actually relaxing to stay in

 

if you payed nothing for the battery you shouldnt have paid anyhting for the tow..

 

Yeah, when I got the tow to the dealership that was free. The tow guy was funny as hell too Just cracking a lot of jokes and just an all around cool guy.

I'm still gonna ask my insurance to reimburse me for the tow to my house though....

 

did they replace or just charge it?
there is a TSB to charge for that concern.....and I would rather just replace for most of my customers.
Everytime we charge one - its back the next day for the same condition.

 

The service order said they replaced it and when I checked it when I got home the battery looked different; there was a blue sticker on top that I hadn't seen before.

The order said it was below normal CCA so they had to replace it... hope I didn't get cheated cuz I can't afford to miss another day of work and classes