It appears he concluded it is fine because the interior lights come on. Which is not an actual indication the battery

Nov 18, 2024
11:11:31am

BYUMizzou Former User

is fine. A good battery should read 13 volts or higher. If it's starting to go bad and only storing 11 volts, that's plenty of voltage to power simple 12v lights, but not enough to turn the engine over.

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BYUMizzou

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Car problem - help pls...When I press the start button, it pauses, then right

Iman23

11:03am

Car is 5 years old with probably the original battery in it. Regardless, you should replace your battery

BYUMizzou

11:05am

Car is 5 yrs old, I would call a junk yard to haul it away.

HFF

11:06am

I'm dealing with a battery right now that fails AutoZone's test but that AAA

Tricky

11:37am

Showing 11,03 V, low cranking volts (8.3), low idle volts (12.2) — but "GOOD"

Tricky

11:41am

Did it get worse with the cold weather?

JAGA97

11:06am

Time to replace a 5 year old battery, yes. Though you could probably take this

Ghost of Peanut

11:08am

Soupie

11:08am

How did you confirm that the battery is fine? That would still be my #1 check.

Moops

11:08am

It appears he concluded it is fine because the interior lights come on. Which is not an actual indication the battery

BYUMizzou

11:11am

No I did not. Just assumed. I will check this.

Iman23

12:06pm

Corrosion in the battery cables? Allows current through for all electrical

StarMan

11:10am

It's all ball bearings these days

Belboz

11:11am

Bad cell…replace battery

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