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NEED HELP WITH MY 3.2CL

I have a 2001 Acura 3.2 cl and about three weeks to a month ago my car would lock and my memory seats would move to a random position when I start up the car. Then the other day I try to start my car and it wouldn?t start so I jumped it and brought it to AutoZone to have the battery replaced but the guy at AutoZone tested the battery and said it was fine and it needs to be charged. I then brought the car home and hooked it up to a charger to charge overnight. Unfortunately the charger that I have charges batterys at a very slow pace. I let the battery charge for about 12 hours and it seems that my car still struggles when I start it. Now when I start the car my indash cd player goes into the mode where I have to enter a code and all preset channels are erase along with my memory seats. In addition, my locks still autolocks and struggles when I start it, and when I lock the car with the remote the lights on occassion blinks to indicate a lock or unlock and there is no beep sound. Now the car still has issues starting.

-I don?t think it?s a fuse cause my clock is still retaining the time

-The battery is suppose to be good according to the AutoZone guy

-My alternator is suppose to be fine cause someone said that with bad alternators if my car is on and I unplug the cables from the battery, the car should shut off. But it doesn?t shut off

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG.

-Can it be that my battery can?t hold a charge?

-When off, can there be something that is draining the battery.

ANYONE WITH ANY IDEA PLEASE HELP.

Reply to
jax9
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A classic for hidden battery drains is the glove box light - you can remove the glove box bulb to see if it helps.

I think the battery is bad, in spite of the test. If it is a few years old (especially if it is original) you will be ahead to replace it now rather than wait until it gives more trouble.

Please don't remove the battery cables with the engine running again. That test was no big deal 40 years ago, but modern cars have powerful alternators and vulnerable electronics - it can cause a lot of damage.

Mike

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Michael Pardee

This is indeed a horror story, the only thing I might add is that lots of the problems you mention are software-controller types of problems, i.e, chips...... it may be that these chips are voltage sensitive, although this kind of problem should go away once you start the car, since the alternator provides more than adequate voltage........ still I think it has something to do not with a single chipset, but rather of a more universal nature, ergo, my voltage solution... note that a weak battery will not display the normal 12 volts, but perhaps 11 volts.........

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kitzler

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