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OVERVIEW Some cars will get up to five or six years out of their battery,whileotherswillneedanewoneafteronlytwo years.Ingeneral,yourcarwillusuallyneedanewbattery after three to four years. Replacing your car battery is anotherpartofroutinemaintenance.
Fivecommonsignsthatyourcarbattery hastobechangedassoonaspossible DifficultyTurningOnTheVehicle PoorPerformanceInColdWeather ElectricalMalfunctions DashboardLights&LightingIssues StrangeOdor
DifficultyTurningOnTheVehicle When the car has to be turned on, it will start sputtering. This is a sign the car batteryis not chargingasitneedstoandthatmeansitisnotdriving powertotherestofthevehicle.Atfirst,thisisnotgoing to be as noticeable. Over time, the sputtering will continue to get longer and longer. This is frustrating andaclear-cutsignthatbatteryislosingjuice.
PoorPerformanceInColdWeather Whenitiscoldoutside,thebatteryisnotwarmedup.If the battery is not at 100%, this is going to be a major concern because cold weather puts a tremendous amountofpressureonthispartofthevehicle. Ifitdoesnotturnoneasilyduringthewinter,thisisa signit’stimetochangethebattery.
ElectricalMalfunctions Ifthedoorsarenotlockingproperlyorthewindows aren’tgoingupusingthebutton,thisislikelydueto thecarbatterynotpoweringthemeffectively. It’sbesttochangethebatterywhenthishappens becauseitwillgetworsewithtime.
DashboardLights&LightingIssues Whenthedashboardlightsstartflashing,thisisasign the battery is dying. Several issues arise and that is whenwarninglightsshowuponthedashboard. Thiscanincludethealternatornotreturningcharge, whichhappenswhenabatteryisweak.
StrangeOdor Whenthereisadistinctsmellcomingfromthevehicle,itis acommonsignthereissomethingwrongwiththebattery. Thissmellisoftenreferredtoasbeinglike“rotteneggs” anditisasmellthatcontinuestoworsenwithtime. Thereasonthishappenshastodowiththebatteryleaking gas.Thesulfuricacidinthebatterystartstocomeout.This isamajorsignthatachangeisrequiredrightaway.