I have a 1997 dodge stratus. i brought a new battery about 3 years ago. I live in NYC (Bronx) where the chill is on right now. We have been having 3 degree weather at night. last night it was around 3 degrees but with the windchill factor, it felt like -5. My car ususally starts up, not easy but it starts. This morning, It was dead, dead dead. (It was the coldest night). It is silent. No clicking or anything. the headlights are dim, the light in the car comes on, but I hear no sound. The windshield wipers will not even come on. I brought some jumper cable wires and my cousin tried to give me a boost, but nothing. not even a click. I have a portable battery charger that I'm fully charging to see if that will work. Is their hope? any suggestions. How long will I have to charge my battery? Please let me know. Im stressed out. And I'm a female. So alot of people will try to get over on me just to get paid. The worst thing is that my battery is not on top but underneath my car. HELP!!
2007-02-06 04:22:30 · 7 answers · asked by imsoimportant 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I'm no mechanic but my daughter has an Intrepid with a similar setup - battery is buried with a couple of contact posts visible for the purpose of jump starting the car.
If using jumper cables makes no difference on how the car reacts when trying to start it I would think there is a poor connection with the cables. Start with the jumper cables - make sure they are making good contact on both vehicles. Make sure the car you are using to jump start yours is running and try again.
If this does not work the battery charger should at least get it to the point where the engine will turn over after an hour or so. This is of course providing your charger is making good contact also.
If neither of these work it might be time for a mechanic to check out the battery strength and the connections.
Hope something here works for you...
2007-02-06 04:51:25 · answer #1 · answered by ae9000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 00:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your battery to automotive store O'Reilly's, Auto Zone Etc. And have them load test battery, If they determine it is bad you need a new battery. Very cold or very hot weather will bring out the worst in a battery with a dead cell (Not enough electrical flow) I have even gotten new batteries that have had a bad cell and had to exchange them. Also make sure your battery connections are clean and tight. If your cables are corroded inside (Also bad connection) or perhaps your alternator might not be working which will also drain a battery as will a short in electical system. If you can't afford a new battery, Then I suggest you carry around a set of jumper cables. Hope this helps.
2016-05-23 23:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it on the charger and turn on something like the four-way flashers to get current running. This will warm the battery. It'll take a couple three hours to charge though. If it still don't start you're going to have to go get another battery due to a dead cell. Good luck hon'.
2007-02-06 04:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can remove the battery (or ask a good friend to) most auto parts stores (I know AutoZone does) will test the battery for you and tell you if it's bad. If the battery is not bad they may even recharge it for you for a small fee. If the battery is dead I'm afraid the only solution is to buy a new one. The good news is that this is fairly easy to do.
2007-02-06 04:32:44 · answer #5 · answered by whodeyflya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't let people get over on you. You can Have so many simple problems and they turn them into major ones. Let the battery charge up some. It has been cold lately.
2007-02-06 04:32:18 · answer #6 · answered by Jamonican 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
charge your battery to the lowest ampere selection mode up to 2 or 3 hours and recheck!
2007-02-06 04:30:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋