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I bought a used 2016 Spark. For some reason, the AM radio does not get reception and the power socket/cigarette lighter in the front does not work. Everything else works fine. Anybody have any guesses why the AM does not work? The seller did say there was some rats chewing the wires and...

You seem to have gotten lucky with a "new" battery: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/25/gm-ends-support-for-spark-ev-batteries/

Well, I am just going off the autoblog article I saw. Either way, I never want to deal with Chevy over a battery warranty under the best of circumstances.... and the maybe, kinda, sorta it exists or not factor would just make it worse. Dealerships are redick.....like they make effort to...

Correction: last about 6.5 years. Yea, I saw your prev posts and it makes sense. Be interesting to see how long the battery will go, I know i'd subscribe to that channel. haha! The spark sits outside often in 100+ degree weather here, so kinda hard on 12v battery, it has no active...

Just replaced mine in my 2016 Spark. Car was doing the usual things, being weird, thankfully I read here long ago it does that or I woulda been freaked out. $211 at the dealer, only one they had they said. Battery hard to find it seems. Only other place available was rock auto. So...

The GOM is not a good way to figure battery capacity, it can vary widely. I would follow the advice of driving till 1/2 empty and check.

yessir! Spark too much fun to shock folks off a stoplight. My favorite is raced-out civics I can easily outrun.

Dude, I get like 4.5 mi on a good day......

Well, if the 2014 battery degrades 2x faster than 2016, the 2014 battery is garbage! reasons i cited were my rationale for saying it best. so if 2x faster, than 2016 battery is best! which is what I have, so great. All is well.

Welp, I am committed to the spark now..... for better or worse as it is said. If I can get my place of employ to install a 120v outlet for me to use, I will be golden as I drive 25 miles each way...... and stuck there 8+ hours a day, so even 4 miles an hour of range be great. but that like...

2014 prob best. larger capacity for one. simplified cooling system over 15 and 16 models for another, less possible leakage points. only downside? A123 went bankrupt, but they seem to be back in business full-force, but it was only made for 1 year, so maybe getting a replacement more...

I have a 2016 Spark with 43k miles on it as of yesterday. I am not happy with the battery degradation...... I drove it yesterday until I had 1 mile of range left, the energy usage screen said I had used 13.2 KWh of energy at 99% usage. So that means my battery capacity is now only 13.2 KWh...

Desulfating? Ok, will check on that, I don't do anything to the battery now. I checked autozone and O'Riely web-sites and got no returns on a battery for the Spark EV. I was going to be forced to call the dealer next....... which is almost always unpleasant.

My 2016 Spark has 40k miles and is now 4 years old. So when does the 12v battery need replacing? I would like to replace it BEFORE it dies and becomes an issue. Also, what is the best replacement part #? I want to use an AGM battery like factory. I found LN1AGM, but that one is no-longer...

I now actually own my first Spark rather than leasing. This was my 3rd Spark I had leased. It is a 2016 and I had put 40,000 miles on it (lease allowed 32,500). Buyout was $10,400. By buying it, I "saved" paying over-mile fees and the $395 lease-end fee. GM Financial, of course, did not...

Good gravy. Gives me flashbacks to the early days when i got a 2014 spark in late 2013 and the charger port was made wrong and NO superchargers would work on it........ Why on Earth would it not work with a Spark??? What so different about a Sparks system?? Well, as for the battery range...

EA chargers do not work for the Spark??!! This is not good news! WTH man!

So, to buy or not to buy, that is the question. Getting a Bolt is tempting, but lots more $$. The Spark would be enough for another 2-3 years for the commute, but then the battery will be gone enough to where it may not make the distance...... then what?? Warranty? maybe. Sell it? it be...

Thanks for the info. That is kinda the timeline I was figuring as well using the "seat of my pants" calculations. I really dislike dealing with a car dealership on any level, either the sales or service departments, and I wonder what kinda fight it will be if/when you take your spark in for...

Can anybody point me to where it says, in writing, that Chevy will replace the battery if capacity drops below 35 or 40%? I can't find it in the warranty booklet. I only see where it says to expect degradation up to 40% for the life of the warranty..... I ask because I have a 2016 Spark with...