Alright. Too bad it's not just a battery, that's an easy fix.Got the battery load tested and it is 100% good. I'm still in the intermittent parasitic draw camp next. Is there something I should diag first?
Better to use the negative side of the battery, in order to avoid an accidental short, if doing the draw test that way.… I would use my multi-meter between the battery + and cable ….
Let us know what happens. I know how you feel, but it sure sounded like a battery.Update: The dealership said to bring it in and they tested the battery and said it was faulty. They've replaced the battery.
My suspicion is the battery was good when I had it tested at the parts store, but has since gone bad from dying and being recharged about two dozen times. The dealership says their battery tester is more sophisticated than the parts store so that's why. I'm unsure of that explanation, but who knows.
I suspect after about a week, our car will be dead again, and we'll be back in the dealership. I suppose I could diag the parasitic draw now instead of waiting for the car to be dead. But there's a non-zero chance the new battery will fix the issue. Fingers crossed!
I actually placed # stickers in the engine bay because I can never remember the correct order. Step #4 is the most important. You have to connect to a ground with no painted surfaces otherwise the battery WILL not jump start.Did you connect your jumper cable in proper sequence? Did you connect the jumper cable to the ground point away from the dead battery for sequence #4 in step #4? And did you check the jumper cable which is in good condition and rated 8 gauge or thicker for higher current? Can you tell how old the battery is?
You can take the battery to AutoZone or other auto parts store to test the condition of the battery mentioned above. If everything tested fine then you can start to suspect the starter problem which would look like the symptom when you did the jump-start but this should be rare.
Most likely you need a new battery. Go get a Group 35 Interstate battery for $79 at Costco.
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I’d say you’ll have more chances of not be able to jump start due to bad connection somewhere on negative battery cable. Safety is the main reason by doing that way avoiding any possible explosion. This is applicable to all jump start with any type of the batteries, although most jump cables come with those small lithium jump start batteries are too short to make connection to the bare metal.I actually placed # stickers in the engine bay because I can never remember the correct order. Step #4 is the most important. You have to connect to a ground with no painted surfaces otherwise the battery WILL not jump start.