Sudden Battery Death

Internal deteriation can cause instant failure. I once had the top blow off a battery when the starter was hit. Batteries have a corrosive interior and can fail at any point. The only solution is to replace them...

My 99 Galant ES V6 came with a total piece of crap battery that failed in 2 years. They're good cars, but their factory batteries are junk.

Good luck, - Jeff G

frank1492 wrote:

Thanks to both. The Mitsubishi comments hit the mark!

A 12 volt car battery is six 2 volt cells hooked together by internal bonds. One cell bond fails, and the battery is history.

I have had two batteries fail this way. They both were working fine, then you go to start the car and then virtually nothing. Maybe a little dash light, but No starter action. Both were in the summer when it was hot.

BOB

Not common but it does happen. I've seen them bad right out of the box.

Not that uncommon. I've had sudden failure happen several times (3 times in recent memory). I've even had it where I drove the car with no problem, the next day there was nothing.. Jumped it to go to store and parked so that I could push start (this was a standard transmission and I was in college so pushing was not a problem), went to leave an it started strong. Parked and tried to restart immediately and nothing ... no dome light or anything. The last 2 failures occured after driving for 30+ minutes (car started strong, no drag or dimming of dash lights or anything) stopped for 10 minutes or so (last time to get gas) and just a click when I went to restart.......... i.e., common experience for me..

bb