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The only reason I didn't immediately go to basically what you have said is, it appeared it wasn't too difficult to remove the battery and clean the contacts. Yo
by A_COMPUTER 12y ago
The only reason I didn't immediately go to basically what you have said is, it appeared it wasn't too difficult to remove the battery and clean the contacts. You'd think this could be a troubleshooting step. Oftentimes systems are like this because they aren't serviceable at all, which I understand. Dashboards are funny, I've run into the same thing and they really are awful to remove and work on.
- kw71 12y agoMy first guess is that, for customer liability (incorrect field repair could feasibly cause fire; the uncontrolled nature of field repairs may have affects on reliability later) and employee safety (careless tech could burn himself on battery) the carmaker does not want anyone except the assembly manufacturer or a special purpose facility to do this kind of work on the battery assembly. So there could be additional motives besides parts distribution/service efficiency leading to the expert system ordering the service provider to handle it with a complete replacement.