Battery dead?
mysticalminis
05-25-2007, 03:21 AM
I was unloading my car at my door with just the headlights and radio on (engine not running) this took about 1/2 hour to do. When I went back to my car everything was off, I tried to start it nothing happened at all no click nothing. My friend tried to jump it and only the door chimes and the interior lights came on dimmly. Is this just a really dead battery or does any one think the problem is more than that?
Thank you,
Corina
Thank you,
Corina
shorod
05-25-2007, 01:43 PM
Welcome to the forum!
Make sure the battery cables are clean and tight. If so, do you have access to a voltmeter that you can use to measure the battery voltage right at the battery terminals? What is the battery voltage.
You can also remove the battery and most chain auto parts stores can perform a load test on it to determine if the battery is a goner. If it is though, you may want to check the charging system ASAP to make sure there isn't a drain or other fault on the battery causing it to fail prematurely.
-Rod
Make sure the battery cables are clean and tight. If so, do you have access to a voltmeter that you can use to measure the battery voltage right at the battery terminals? What is the battery voltage.
You can also remove the battery and most chain auto parts stores can perform a load test on it to determine if the battery is a goner. If it is though, you may want to check the charging system ASAP to make sure there isn't a drain or other fault on the battery causing it to fail prematurely.
-Rod
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