don280z Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Went out to start the car. It was stone dead. Not even any dash lights would work. I put the battery charger on and it pulled a full 15 amps of charge. After 15 minutes, the car started and ran fine. Display showed 14 volts of battery when engine was running. I drove it around for a while. Shut it off. Next morning, stone dead again. Talked to the dealer who said the battery probably has developed a bad cell. I bought and installed a new battery. Car started and ran fine. The next morning, stone dead again. I put the charger on all afternoon (4 hours). It pulled a full 15 amps the whole time. Took the charger off, started the car and drove it for 1/2 hour. Next morning the car was fine. Display shows 12.9 volts before the car starts, and 14 when it is running. So, did I have a strange electrical problem that has gone away, is my new battery bad (some are), or did it just not have enough charge in it when I installed it? What do you guys think? BTW: My old battery is original 1998 - 7 years old and worked very good until the 'sudden death' syndrome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Your "new" battery could be DOA off the shelf. I would charge it again and then take it to someone that can do a load test for you. Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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