Cold, yes, we have that...and snow and rain and mild spells too...usually in the same day! Last week we received about 2 ft of snow, then 3" on rain on top of it. This morning it's -15C (about 2degF) and it's expected to be +7C (about 45degF) tomorrow. Hope your in-laws got "out" to someplace warm! Well, either way, be it ever so humble....you get the picture. At least we don't have mudslides, earthquakes or plagues of locusts.

My car is stored for the winter months, but I did have reason to use it several days late last fall when the rear window was fogged up. So, instinctively, I hit the defogger switch...which I had never used before. It worked fine, but I had a dead battery after the car sat all day. Same thing happened about a week later, so I did some archive diving and found the tip posted above. Sure enough, the trick worked...and I confirmed I have a stick defogger relay. Just another thing to add to the list of repairs!

Regards,
SteveCo in St. John's

 

No snow, earthquakes, mudslides or locusts; just humidity and mosquitos; i.e. West Nile Virus! Sometimes I think locusts and snow might be a refreshing change. Still wonder if humidity may be contributing to the appetite of my gremlins.

However, not having the aforementioned plagues does allow for some winter driving on good days; looking forward to one of those tomorrow.

I'm sure by the time I r/r all the items I desire, I'll have a 928 with about $178,943 invested; it'll be worth every penny.

Thanks for your response.

 

Have you checked the battery? Does it hold a charge when disconnected, does it pass a load test. A cold snap can kill a battery too!

 

Thanks for the suggestion.

The battery is less than two months old and is shown to hold a charge when disconnected. Alternator, also new (as is voltage regulator) and shows to be charging adequately, so that possibility is eliminated.

While everything was off, battery showed no unneccessary draws. My suspicion remains that the cold may be somehow triggering something to come on; maybe a someone more electrically-inclined than I can support or refute this.

Any electrical wizards out there think I'm barking up the wrong tree?

 

that's the trouble i had. the fiber latch was worn so much that the hatch would not seat daown far enough to activate the switch. you can manually push down on the hatch and the switch will turn off. i just unhooked mine until i can find another latch.