Battery is dead

[Anonymous]

It won’t jump start at all totally dead. I don’t have AAA but is it worth it to sign up so I can get it towed to my repair shop? The shop is only 2 miles away so maybe a tow won’t be that expensive. Any ideas or advice?

[Anonymous]

Does your insurance have towing?

[Anonymous]

If my battery was that totally dead I'd get a ride to Auto Zone or some such place, buy a battery and go home and put it in the car. If I didn't know how to do that (which I do, even though I am a woman!) I'd find some man to help me. It's not hard, really.

[Anonymous]

Something else is likely wrong. Batteries just don't die suddenly. You typically have low charge situations for a while.. (e.g. Car won't start Monday morning if you haven't used it over the weekend and you have to jump it.). This will happen a few times and give you enough notice to change the battery.

Your alternator could be dead or the connectors between the alternator and the battery could be corroded. Have it checked out by a mechanic. Of course, change the battery first yourself and if that solves the problem, you are good..

[Anonymous]

Remove battery. Uber to AutoZone. Have it tested and charged. They will usually do this for free. If it won’t charge, buy a new battery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something else is likely wrong. Batteries just don't die suddenly. You typically have low charge situations for a while.. (e.g. Car won't start Monday morning if you haven't used it over the weekend and you have to jump it.). This will happen a few times and give you enough notice to change the battery.

Your alternator could be dead or the connectors between the alternator and the battery could be corroded. Have it checked out by a mechanic. Of course, change the battery first yourself and if that solves the problem, you are good..

Yes batteries absolutely just die. That’s why I get my charge checked once the battery gets closer to its anticipated expiration.

[Anonymous]

A lot of the tow companies will bring a battery to you and install it at your home. Can’t be the convenience!

[Anonymous]

Call your service place or local garage. They will jump you for $25. Drive to the car repair place.

[Anonymous]

It won’t jump start at all? No sound with jump? I don’t think it’s the battery.

[Anonymous]

Here in New England, AAA will send a tow truck out to give you a jump start or they will send a van out to check, and if needed, replace the battery. I used the jump start service recently when one of the kids left an overhead light on overnight. The car started with the jump start so I did not use the battery service, but that would have been my next option. Also they have a new rule that if you join AAA and then ask for roadside service the same day, they charge an extra $75 fee. I waited to the next day to save the $75.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remove battery. Uber to AutoZone. Have it tested and charged. They will usually do this for free. If it won’t charge, buy a new battery.

This right here. Easiest, cheapest way to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something else is likely wrong. Batteries just don't die suddenly. You typically have low charge situations for a while.. (e.g. Car won't start Monday morning if you haven't used it over the weekend and you have to jump it.). This will happen a few times and give you enough notice to change the battery.

Your alternator could be dead or the connectors between the alternator and the battery could be corroded. Have it checked out by a mechanic. Of course, change the battery first yourself and if that solves the problem, you are good..

Yes batteries absolutely just die. That’s why I get my charge checked once the battery gets closer to its anticipated expiration.

Never happened to me in 30 years of car ownership.. There are always signs indicating weakness. only then do I even look at the battery and realize it's been xx years and decide it's time to change it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something else is likely wrong. Batteries just don't die suddenly. You typically have low charge situations for a while.. (e.g. Car won't start Monday morning if you haven't used it over the weekend and you have to jump it.). This will happen a few times and give you enough notice to change the battery.

Your alternator could be dead or the connectors between the alternator and the battery could be corroded. Have it checked out by a mechanic. Of course, change the battery first yourself and if that solves the problem, you are good..

Yes batteries absolutely just die. That’s why I get my charge checked once the battery gets closer to its anticipated expiration.

No, batteries don't just die. They give signs, warnings before they die

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It won’t jump start at all totally dead. I don’t have AAA but is it worth it to sign up so I can get it towed to my repair shop? The shop is only 2 miles away so maybe a tow won’t be that expensive. Any ideas or advice?

Maybe not a battery issue. Usually even dead ones will take a little charge. Sound like something else like an alternator. But you can get your battery tested

[Anonymous]

Can't even imagine getting my car towed 2 miles to a repair shop for a dead battery even though I already have AAA.