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dead battery after 8 days

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Pick up our Ascent on June 30. After 8 days the battery was dead. Had to jump the vehicle and it seemed to work fine. Parked, closed garage, rolled up garage the next day
and the same thing..dead battery. Measured the voltage out of the battery and it was reading 9.3V which it wouldn't have enough juice to crank up the engine. Called local dealer and made appt.
After waiting for an hour for diagnostics. The dealer found a hole on the top of the battery. After closer look. The battery retaining bracket had a sharp edge on the side that punctured the battery
and eventually shorted the battery cells. More likely this happened after driving the vehicle a couple of days and with the road vibrations, turns and what not. The sharp edge digged a hole on
the battery. The service guy stated that this is probably a design problem. They grinded down the edge and installed a new battery. Vehicle seems to be working fine so far.

If you recently got your vehicle. You might want to check the bracket.

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