I have an 04 that ive never had any electrical problems before... i once had an amp drain the battery but after that no issues... Now, the day before yesterday i was trying to leave work and the car wouldn't start... (i didnt leave any lights on)... So i popped it open with my alarm and all my lights turned on BUT when i turned switch to start the car my dash went black... so i jumped it and it was just fine... Drive for a while so the alternator could charge it up a bit but no luck... i had to jump the car again yesterday and took it to auto-zone and they tested the battery, starter, alternator... they said all is well but the battery had low voltage... (ive drive the car everyday so its not like it went flat) so they charged the battery for 40 min, tested it, put it in the car and it fired up just right... but later in the day, it took a lil bit to start up...(2 attempts) So, does my battery just have a bad cell or is something draining my battery!?... the only thing Ive in the car is an alarm that has been in the car since day 1 and it never caused any issues... any thoughts!????... im going back to autozone now, prolly just buy a new battery but i just want to know why this is happening!...lol

 

Buy a good battery and be done with it. If you're going to AZ, I suggest the DG battery. It has decent CCA rating and a good warranty.. I think anytime within 5-7 yrs you can bring it back to AZ and get a new one, no hassle.. plus it's 1/2 the price of an Optima Red / Yellow top. Optima's are great batteries, I've owned two vehicles that ran Optimas but decided to try out the DG's. I've had it in for two years now and it still cranks hard.

 

I agree with Majo, it's your battery.

 

Yup yup i had one of my guys check it out... bad cell... Thanks fellas!