Ssbarbr

Have a 97 and have stored it all winter. When I went to start it this spring the battery was dead so I charged it and everything was good the whole weekend. The next weekend I went to start it and it was dead again so I charged it and it was fine the whole weekend again. Now it has stayed charged for a week but every time I start it it bogs down but still starts. The headlights flicker a but until you start driving. I've also had the lights not flip up a few times as well( not enough power for the headlight motor?) last night on the dash it said low voltage (11.2). I've never seen this before. I took it to autozone and they said the battery was good. It was installed 4/09. So it Is old. Should I start with a new battery? Or has anybody else had this issue and found it to be something else. Any thoughts would be appreciated thanks.

LiteraCola

Unfortunately (as far I've experienced), our cars are famous for draining batteries when sitting for months (sometimes weeks) at a time. When you store your car, it's best to keep a battery tender on it at all times. Ctek makes a nice tender; I have one myself.

I would suggest starting with a new battery. And just remember to keep a tender on it this winter.

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3boystoys

You stored it all winter without being on a battery maintainer? Battery would be dead in 2-3 weeks. Bet that battery has at least one sick cell.

dadaroo

Start with a new battery and then we can go from there if you still have issues.

PS: If you need/want to charge a dead battery in the car, REMOVE the negative cable first.
A charger produces square waves and will pound the electronics since a dead battery cannot properly filter and mitigate them. Don't let one problem turn into several.