Start up issue within one week of buying the car WTH!!!
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Start up issue within one week of buying the car WTH!!!
Hey guys I'm having a start up issue with my car. its a 2007 Acura TL and for some reason every other time i start the car up it has issues starting. I bought the car about a week ago and it was running fine. When the dealer brought the car out the nav screen was reset meaning the battery must have died while they were detailing the car...but now about five days later the car is having issues starting up. It seems like when i put the key in the ignition and try turning it on the gauges start to flicker and the car seems to try to start. so far it has started every time but i think it might be a battery issue. the car has 79,000 miles. i recorded a video, please let me know what you guys think. thanks
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battery. asks for a code and the dash lights flicker with a hard start....battery.
have the battery checked. do you have an OEM battery in your car now? if you do, it's anywhere from a few months to 5 yrs old...might as well replace it.
i've replaced mine twice already (about 3 yrs on the first, and 3yrs and 3mos on the 2nd). done with OEM...my current battery is aftermarket. the lights flickered and hard started. didn't ask for a code since i still had juice enough to hold the memory of the stereo and navi.
have the battery checked. do you have an OEM battery in your car now? if you do, it's anywhere from a few months to 5 yrs old...might as well replace it.
i've replaced mine twice already (about 3 yrs on the first, and 3yrs and 3mos on the 2nd). done with OEM...my current battery is aftermarket. the lights flickered and hard started. didn't ask for a code since i still had juice enough to hold the memory of the stereo and navi.
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Looks like a battery to me.
Standing voltage is not a very good indication of battery health. You need to measure the internal resistance, most often done by load testing it. Most auto parts stores have a battery tester that will give you a ballpark 'cranking amps' measurement you can reference to the label on the battery. This tends to be free and easy. You will probably get an actual cranking amps number dramatically lower than what is indicated on the battery.
Standing voltage is not a very good indication of battery health. You need to measure the internal resistance, most often done by load testing it. Most auto parts stores have a battery tester that will give you a ballpark 'cranking amps' measurement you can reference to the label on the battery. This tends to be free and easy. You will probably get an actual cranking amps number dramatically lower than what is indicated on the battery.
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