My car has been perfectly fine in the five years to the month I installed a new EverStart Maxx battery... until just now.
I had just started it without issue or any signs something was amiss, moved to the other end of the shopping center lot to hit another store, and when I came out a few minutes later, all I got were a few random dash lights and clicks. I plugged in my jump box (put it to use!) and it started after a brief pause. The electric power steering motor made it bog briefly as I pulled out of the spot but it got me home. Not even enough juice to lock the doors once I turned it off. I put a volt meter on it and came up with 9.87v at rest so yeah, it's dead. I'm now waiting for the wife to get home so I can borrow her car and get another battery.
I can't complain about getting five years out of a battery, I got my money's worth out of it. And better this happen now than on the road trip we're planning on going on in a few weeks, or on my way to my doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. I just didn't feel like fixing it tonight!
I had just started it without issue or any signs something was amiss, moved to the other end of the shopping center lot to hit another store, and when I came out a few minutes later, all I got were a few random dash lights and clicks. I plugged in my jump box (put it to use!) and it started after a brief pause. The electric power steering motor made it bog briefly as I pulled out of the spot but it got me home. Not even enough juice to lock the doors once I turned it off. I put a volt meter on it and came up with 9.87v at rest so yeah, it's dead. I'm now waiting for the wife to get home so I can borrow her car and get another battery.
I can't complain about getting five years out of a battery, I got my money's worth out of it. And better this happen now than on the road trip we're planning on going on in a few weeks, or on my way to my doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. I just didn't feel like fixing it tonight!