Car won't start... battery keeps dying!

**xtreme17** · 7-19-09, 20:34

For the past few months, I have had to get boosts or push the car a lot and pop the clutch due to the battery not having enough charge to start the car.

I turn the key, and it rolls over, and rolls over, and rolls over... very slowly though.
If I boost it with cables it starts right up.
If the car sits for usualy a few hours, and I come back out to start it, it wont start.
Sometimes (but not as usual) it wont even start after 10 minutes of being turned off.

It's driving me insane having to get boosts everywhere I go!!
HELP!!!

~Shawn.

**I4MX6** · 7-19-09, 21:52

You need a new battery, that's all. Go buy one. Problem solved.

**anthrax1202** · 7-20-09, 1:31

He's right, your battery is definently [shizzle]...I suggest a Red top Optima battery..you'll love the cold crank amps in the winter

**Fastest95PGT** · 7-20-09, 7:59

Could also just be dirty battery terminal ends which aren't allowing the battery to charge... but after this long with it being dead, might as well buy a new one anyway.

**PaulG** · 7-22-09, 11:36

Also check to see how much draw you have from the battery with the engine off. Here's a great site: Diagnosing A Car Battery That Runs Down

bavarianeagle · 7-22-09, 12:53

after that many jumps even if it's just corrosion you'd want a new battery. I personally went with the duralast gold from autozone. it's helped me jump other vehicles, including massive pick-ups that no one else can jump. course, you might also want to check that alternator but I agree with everyone that it's battery

**xtreme17** · 7-24-09, 22:19

Replaced battery.
All is well now. :-)
Also got an Optima Red Top for FREE last night as well. So I'll have that as a spare I guess...

**seansjspecmx6** · 9-17-09, 17:08

The alternator could be intermittently failing sometimes it will charge sometimes it wont I noticed this when my headlights got brighter than usual.

rathana_v · 10-8-09, 6:26

are u running any audo wires to ur battery...my amp was draining my battery until i made a kill switch to shut it off...the shop who installed my amp/sub made my system stay on with the car off which drained my battery