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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 07:36 AM
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My 2001 coupe is a weekend only car, and for the second time my battery has died. This time I took the car out Tuesday night and then went to take it out the next night and the battery is dead. Anyone else have this problem? Is this normal? The last time it happened I got a new battery free under warrenty. It seems weird to me that it was fine Tuesday then dead wednesday.
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 07:47 AM
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My 2001 coupe is a weekend only car, and for the second time my battery has died. This time I took the car out Tuesday night and then went to take it out the next night and the battery is dead. Anyone else have this problem? Is this normal? The last time it happened I got a new battery free under warrenty. It seems weird to me that it was fine Tuesday then dead wednesday.
The condition you describe is most definitely *not* normal.

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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 01:59 PM
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The Delco AGM battery used between 2001-2003 has a tendency to fail suddenly, usually due to a bad cell. The best solution is to switch to an Optima battery.
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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My 2001 coupe is a weekend only car, and for the second time my battery has died. This time I took the car out Tuesday night and then went to take it out the next night and the battery is dead. Anyone else have this problem? Is this normal? The last time it happened I got a new battery free under warrenty. It seems weird to me that it was fine Tuesday then dead wednesday.

Delco has never met a battery design they couldn't cheapen and make less reliable. Replace it with a Red Top or the Exide spiral cell at Sam's.

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