so ive had my car for a little over 2 years

my car has been acting up for a few days...trouble starting, no start, needs a jump

is this normal for a battery only two years old, seems too soon

i didnt leave my lights on or anything stupid like that

and the engine clicks when i turn the key

the people at kragen says the battery is bad and wont hold charge, but i dont really trust those car parts stores

so what do you think

is it truly just the battery being bad, or is it something more (starter, alternator, etc)

thanks in advance

 

Ford has been having an issue with the Batteries. If the mileage isnt to high you might be able to get it at least partially covered under warranty (cant remember exactlywhat the proviso's are on batteries).

Alsolots of fairly new cars have had a discharge problem. Im not so sure the batteries are not justbeing killed off by whatever is abusing them. The leadingcanidate for the discharge problem seems to be the remote amps in the Shaker. Supposedly theysomtimes remain powered up when the car is turned of discharging the battery over night.

 

thanks

yeah i was suspecting the shaker

and i called my dealership and the battery is not cover (they think im one to leave my lights on [:@])

but i'll be going to a dealership here in davis to get a second opinion on the problem

 

That Factory battery is good fow two years.......Then "POOF" it's useless.

+1 on the Shaker pulling when not in use.[:@]

 

So let's get this straight.
The car runs aftera jump, meaning the alternator is charging.
You had it tested and the shop said the battery was dead, but you don't trust them (why go there then?).

What was it you wanted from us again?

 

im not car savvy

i wanna know, from the info i gave, if it is

the battery

the starter

the alternator

or anything else you might think

thats all

dont be so rough

im really a noob with car electrical equipment

 

It's most likely the battery, get a new one.

 

so im taking that the factory battery is ****?

what battery should i be looking into if i dont wanna run into this again?

 

I was doing some research online, not that many companys have our battery, sears didnot have one listed for our cars, If you go to interstate battery website, they have one that is 575 cold cranking amps, where I believe our stock one is only 500. you can also lookup dealers in your area on the website.

 

My car is about 3-1/2 years old now and the battery has gone dead twice. I recharged itboth timesand have had no problems. It is diffinitley tied into leaving the radio on before turning off the car. My car has only 7600 miles on it and the battery never died over the winter months from not being driven or even started that much.