Here's the story:
I'm on my 3rd battery in as many months - something's wrong with my car. We're not leaving anything on - no lights, etc. Can't figure out what's going on.
Nov 15
Battery died in late Nov - thought it was just a poor battery (my dad put it in about 1 year previously before giving me the car - I thought it was the one that had been sitting in it for the past 3 years as he didn't really drive it, but after speaking with him later, he said he replaced it with a brand new one before I got it). Took it to the shop and the determined it was a bad battery.
-> Resolution: Replaced with a new battery. $165.
Drove cross country, no issues, moved to Canada.
Jan 12 - Left the car in the long term parking lot for 3 weeks while away on holiday.
Got back and it was dead. It had been pretty cold and the AAA/CAA guy at the airport told us that it was likely the battery froze... water got in there & probably froze. Well, he tested that the car would charge and put a new battery in it.
-> Resolution: Replaced with new battery. $180.
Feb 20
Had been driving the car about twice a week with no issues. Hadn't touched it all of last week and went out to shovel. Decided to start the car and the battery gave me a weak feel and wouldn't start. There was a click sound, but it wouldn't start. The clock was still on & the automatic doors opened.
pretty pissed @ this point, clearly something more than a battery problem
Feb 21
Car completely dead - no juice to power the clock or open the auto doors.
Any thoughts/suggestions on wtf might be going on here?
1996 Volvo 850, 130K
Much appreciated.
- m
I'm on my 3rd battery in as many months - something's wrong with my car. We're not leaving anything on - no lights, etc. Can't figure out what's going on.
Nov 15
Battery died in late Nov - thought it was just a poor battery (my dad put it in about 1 year previously before giving me the car - I thought it was the one that had been sitting in it for the past 3 years as he didn't really drive it, but after speaking with him later, he said he replaced it with a brand new one before I got it). Took it to the shop and the determined it was a bad battery.
-> Resolution: Replaced with a new battery. $165.
Drove cross country, no issues, moved to Canada.
Jan 12 - Left the car in the long term parking lot for 3 weeks while away on holiday.
Got back and it was dead. It had been pretty cold and the AAA/CAA guy at the airport told us that it was likely the battery froze... water got in there & probably froze. Well, he tested that the car would charge and put a new battery in it.
-> Resolution: Replaced with new battery. $180.
Feb 20
Had been driving the car about twice a week with no issues. Hadn't touched it all of last week and went out to shovel. Decided to start the car and the battery gave me a weak feel and wouldn't start. There was a click sound, but it wouldn't start. The clock was still on & the automatic doors opened.
pretty pissed @ this point, clearly something more than a battery problem
Feb 21
Car completely dead - no juice to power the clock or open the auto doors.
Any thoughts/suggestions on wtf might be going on here?
1996 Volvo 850, 130K
Much appreciated.
- m