The last few days, our Cobalt ('06, around 128K miles) has had a slow start after sitting for a while. Specifically, today and yesterday, after the car had not been driven since the day before (sat overnight), it took about 5-10 seconds to turn over. First instance that I ran into it was after visiting family on Christmas. Had driven about 2 hours for the visit (non-stop) and then the car sat for 4 or 5 hours. When we went to leave, I was cranking for ~ 5 seconds and then realized I might have a problem. Stopped and tried a second time, turned right over.
So, I figured I should get the battery tested, which I did at AAP this afternoon. Said it was good but needs a recharge, which I thought was strange given the 2 hour trip (each way) on Sunday. Trip to AAP is about 5 miles which is all it was driven today.
So, does anything on the above printout raise concern - battery, starter, alternator?
As a side note, I did get a whiff of gas on Christmas after we parked. I had thought it was the person we parked next two but I noticed today when I was clearing out the trunk to test the battery that I smelled gas. This car is subject to a service bulletin (12191) that refers to a gas odor. Not sure if this is the cause, I don't have any puddling and could not see any visible leaks from a quick look underneath.
So, I figured I should get the battery tested, which I did at AAP this afternoon. Said it was good but needs a recharge, which I thought was strange given the 2 hour trip (each way) on Sunday. Trip to AAP is about 5 miles which is all it was driven today.
So, does anything on the above printout raise concern - battery, starter, alternator?
As a side note, I did get a whiff of gas on Christmas after we parked. I had thought it was the person we parked next two but I noticed today when I was clearing out the trunk to test the battery that I smelled gas. This car is subject to a service bulletin (12191) that refers to a gas odor. Not sure if this is the cause, I don't have any puddling and could not see any visible leaks from a quick look underneath.