dragman72

Ok, My car has been put away for the last 3 months. I have a strange problem in the shifter either my hurst is messed up somehow or my 2nd gear synchronizer is crap. Anyways I am getting ready to take it to the performance shop to get worked on I dug the car out and it's completely dead. No biggie it's my fault I didn't start it in the last 2 months just got busy and forgot. I jumped it, and it fired right up. I let it idle for around 10 minutes and as soon as I turned the key off the lights flickered and completely dead again. It had a strange clicking coming from the glove box area for a couple minutes then it quit too.
Now it's a pain in the *** cuz I have to completely reset the radio and accessories, and might have to reflash my tune.
Should I assume that I just killed the battery or be worried about something more??

dusman59

New battery and drive cycle relearn. Low battery voltage makes computer do stupid things.

jz78817

if you ran the battery completely flat, put it on a real battery charger for a while. Don't torture your alternator trying to make it recharge a flat battery.

dragman72

I am going to have to get the kids to re setup the radio I have in it, I am way to old to mess with it.

dragman72

do you think that it is possibly still good? I figured it wouldn't be charged and was going to get it charged up later this week for good but to run for 10 minutes and be completely dead as soon as key kicked off seems a little weird. I am not sure though on the newer stuff.

09blacklnf

Charge it and get a volt meter tester. That should tell you whether or not your battery is any good once you charge it for some time.

movielover40

Price of batteries it's worth giving it a charge and seeing if it holds it.

dragman72

So what is the best replacement battery out there? even though it's a 2013 I can just replace it now.

09blacklnf

Just get a nice warranty on a battery from the autopart store.

jz78817

it's possible; you might run a lead-acid battery flat once or twice, but repeated heavy sulfation of the plates can damage them. Put it on a charger for a while, then see if a local auto parts store will load test it. That'll tell you if it's still good.