Problem starting car
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Intermediate
Joined: Oct 2014
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From: staten island new york
Problem starting car
Last winter the car had some issues turning over after sitting fir a while. Took to dealer and they said it was not battery. This past week it was slow turning over but did then 3 hours later it was dead and had to jump it
Racer
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Melting Slicks
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Like Grand-Slam, you haven't given enough info. But I say, the problem is periodic, random, not easily repeated, so buy a new battery. It the scheme of things, it's $200 cheap. Batteries can be intermittent and it can happen at any age. My last 2012 battery had the same problem only being 2 years old. New battery fixed it.
There are internal connections in the battery. Temperature, oxidation, can break the connection, and many times draining current thru the battery helps to make the connection better(surge of current and heat). Good luck.
There are internal connections in the battery. Temperature, oxidation, can break the connection, and many times draining current thru the battery helps to make the connection better(surge of current and heat). Good luck.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Fleming Island Florida
Of course the dealer will tell you it’s not a bad battery. I’ve been through three in the life of my car. One time when I took it in for diagnosis, they said it passed the load test AGAIN but the technician said he was going to replace it anyway to see if my random power-related issues would go away. Problems solved. Wound up being a bad batch of batteries according to my tech.
Last edited by stevettec7; Nov 8, 2021 at 10:54 AM.
