roll4life

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in the morning and whenever i leave my car outside for a while, when i start it, it hesitates. i went and got my battery checked and they said it was low..is this why it hesitates to start? or is there another reason? thanks guys

OutMaxxed

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it might be, not sure, just buy a new battery. it saves the hassle of it dying on you when your away from home.

JimmyH

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If it is cranking really slow, it is probably the battery. But if it cranks normally a long time but wont start, it is definitely not the battery.

I would be cautious on arbitrarily changing to a new battery. Check the fill level on all the cells of your battery. If they get low fill them with distilled water (not tap water.)

I have never had any problems with a maintained battery. By contrast, I have never gotten more than a couple years out of a maintenence free battery. Of course it has been a while. They may be better now.

roll4life

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yea its cranking slow and then starts up strong. hmm well i still have my stock battery which is 4 years old so i really should get a new battery soon.thanks for the info man

95turbo gxe

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my boys 04spec-v does the same. he asked the dealer and they wnet on with some sob story about it takes a while sometime or something like that. We are still wondering. my guess may be a bad fpr on his.

JimmyH

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As I said, you really ought to check the water level if you still have the stock battery before you run out and buy a new one. They are much better (when properly maintained) than a maintence-free battery. Mine is over five years old with almost 140k miles and it still cranks strong, even in the most bitter cold.