Trouble Charging 2011 Rogue Battery

[mwj56]

Hi! New to this forum-I want to charge my 2011 Rogue battery-It is the everyday car and sits outside. I have had this car for a 1 1/2 years.

I use my CTEK charger in the winter for my Porsche and I just plug it into the auxiliary power and it charges no issue.

I attached the lead to the battery for the Rogue, since I couldn't get it to charge through the Rogue's auxiliary power slot, but still no joy-it's connected correctly (not reverse polarity). What gives? Anybody else do this?

Mark

[ImStricken06]

are you sure you got good contacts on the battery terminals?

[mwj56]

Yeah I repositioned them still no joy. Also weird I checked the interior AC power plugs (I have the one on the dash and also one in the center console) with my cell phone charger-neither one was powering the phone-either when the charger was plugged in without turning the key or even when turning the key to the on position??

More puzzled than ever-

[ImStricken06]

they wont work unless the key is turned. most Japanese cars are like this. some american cars only power for 15 mins. some american cars power forever.

[mwj56]

OK thanks it's hard to find any info in the manual about his stuff. I'll retry fixing the clamps directly to the battery again and see what happens. I thought someone else might have had charger on the car for the winter.

[keitarosan]

Sorry to jump in but just a follow up question about this. I have a solar panel that charges the battery (trickle) by connecting it to the aux power plug. The panel flashes its blue led light which means its receiving light/sunlight and should be trickle charging the battery. It works well with my other car but on the Rogue it doesn't appear to be charging the battery. My Kia Rio that I rarely use had a very low charge. It won't start the engine. I used the panel and plugged it in the aux power plug and left it there like a month. One day, I decided to test it out and it cranked up the engine and starts. That's how I I can say the it works well on my other car.

The solar panel battery charger (bought from Cnd Tire) manual says that it can charge the battery by aux power plug and by battery clamps provided. Of course it's more convenient to just use the aux plug than the clamps. Though I never had the Rogue's batt on the same state as the Rio to test it with. I wonder if the batt is being actually charged.

[zengshengliu]

As ImStricken stated, our Rogue (2008 - 2013 model as far as I know) actually turn off the power of the AUX port after the car is turn off. So it is disconnected from the battery. So any charger through AUX port will not work in our car.

[sprocket]

Mark,

You had mentioned that the Rogue is an "everyday car" and is parked outside.
Unless you only make short frequent trips or drive infrequently, your battery should be able to maintain a healthy state of charge from normal use. However, I'm assuming you have your reasons to want to charge.

1) Use a solar charger with an OBD connector
I recall that VW used to use a solar charger made by ICP Solar. You can plug it to the OBD port and suction cup it to the windshield or just lay it on the dash. Search on ebay shows they sell for around $30+. They're a bit bulky so I'm not sure if this will be too inconvenient for you.

2) Use an OBD quick-connect adapter such as the one made by Battery Tender
I have a Battery Tender Jr battery conditioner for my garaged summer car.
Battery Tender makes a fused quick-connect cable for the Battery Tender series that plugs in to the OBD.
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-08 ... B007KJ2RZK
I tried checking if CTEK makes a similar one but a brief search didn't yield any results, you could look in to it.

You can always cut up a CTEK quick connect to a Battery tender OBD connector so you can use your CTEK charger instead of having to buy a Battery Tender charger which is plug-n-play with the adapter I linked above.

[ImStricken06]

I have a Battery Tender Jr battery conditioner for my garaged summer car.
Battery Tender makes a fused quick-connect cable for the Battery Tender series that plugs in to the OBD.
http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-08 ... B007KJ2RZK
I tried checking if CTEK makes a similar one but a brief search didn't yield any results, you could look in to it.

very cool wire that is; obd2 to tender cable. but for those that dont have a garaged car, you can always just hook this up right to the battery:
i have this cable to all the racebikes, spare car batteries, etc that are always charging.

[drummerguy]

Since I do not drive much and I have a parasitic draw I cannot find the source of I use a battery charger/maintainer. It has worked fine until yesterday when after my 2015 rogue had been sitting for 5 days I removed the device and it only showed the battery as 25% charged. I tested the voltage and it was at 12.31...later I tried the same charger and after an hour it still only showed 25% charged (a new noco genius 5). Thinking it was defective I attached my old battery charger and it charged the battery up like a champ. Problem solved......nooo. The next day it also showed my battery as low charge. I checked the voltage it was 12.46......I applied my battery tester and it said the battery was good including the soc and the soh. The chargers did not indicate any errors while charging......should i just conclude my 1 year old battery is at fault even though the tester says it is good?

[casperfun]

Since I do not drive much and I have a parasitic draw I cannot find the source of I use a battery charger/maintainer. It has worked fine until yesterday when after my 2015 rogue had been sitting for 5 days I removed the device and it only showed the battery as 25% charged. I tested the voltage and it was at 12.31...later I tried the same charger and after an hour it still only showed 25% charged (a new noco genius 5). Thinking it was defective I attached my old battery charger and it charged the battery up like a champ. Problem solved......nooo. The next day it also showed my battery as low charge. I checked the voltage it was 12.46......I applied my battery tester and it said the battery was good including the soc and the soh. The chargers did not indicate any errors while charging......should i just conclude my 1 year old battery is at fault even though the tester says it is good?

It was probably a bad battery similar to the yellowtop batteries now made in Mexico. I wouldn’t have the patience having a wonky battery and would just get rid of it.

I also had a autozone duralast battery last 7 years in a Camry until I sold a few years ago still running like a champ even when it sat there for 6 months or more during the beginning of the pandemic. I use to be yellowtop all the way until it was not reliable anymore in my mind.

Needless to say I got a top tier one for my Rogue and never looked back. Also I got the larger 24f since it fits perfectly. With my newish starter I replaced, this combo has been solid like a tank for the past few years. Reliable and I’m never scared it won’t start.

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[casperfun]

Forgot to mention, I have alligator clips permanently attached to the battery with the adapter peeking just under the hood in front of my driver’s side windshield near the cowl area so I can top up every once in a while when I see fit.

I have 2 set-ups.

If I park in the left garage bay, I use a Optima 400 (mostly), or if I park in the right bay, I use a cheaper Schumacher Battery Charger/Trickle Charger/Desulfator.

The right bay is actually being used with a 2007 Lexus with around 15,000 miles at the moment.

Love the quick attachments!

[drummerguy]

ya I guess that is the next thing to do.....I will see if I can hold out until walmart gets more batteries in since it still is under warranty....very frustrating.