Take it to the dealer and tell them you are having battery problems. Say
nothing about leaving light on or taking to Peppboys. Making those
statements will only give them an excuse to charge you for what is obviously
a bad battery to start with. An interior light should not discharge a
battery in 13-14 hours. New batteries can be defective....


"KN" <kn@abc.com> wrote in message
news:Xns942DCD64057B0knabccom@130.81.64.196...
> Hi,
>
> I have recently purchased Honda Civic Ex 2004. It only has 200 mi on it.
> Couple of days ago, i accidentally left one of the internal light turned
on
> for around 13-14 hours. Next day i tried to start it but it would not. in
> fact i was not even able to use key-less entry and had to use the key. My
> neighbour helped me jump start and i took it to a nearby pepboys for
> charging. I also asked them to check the conditon of battery (for which
> they also charged $$, so it was a professional check). They charged the
> battery but told me that battery was pretty weak and i should go to the
> dealer and have it replaced because obviously i still have warranty. I
have
> 2 questions:
>
> 1.Is it possible that battery really became so dead that it needs to be
> replaced ? it was in a brand new car !!!
> 2. Obviously it was my fault that battery drained. would the warranty
still
> be valid ?
>
> thanks
> kn