battery died

[jonjoe]

woke up this morning brought the kids to school after i dropped them to the door got in the car battery went flat wouldn't start nothing was on only the radio did after a jump but i bought a new battery for peace of mined it was a Bosch 12V Silver Car Battery HSB013 with 5 Year Guarantee . the car is a 2005 with 94k on it i know batteries only have a five year guarantee but whats making me wonder is if it was the battery why did it started first thing this morning if it was flat....

[GreatAvalon]

Originally Posted by jonjoe

woke up this morning brought the kids to school after i dropped them to the door got in the car battery went flat wouldn't start nothing was on only the radio did after a jump but i bought a new battery for peace of mined it was a Bosch 12V Silver Car Battery HSB013 with 5 Year Guarantee . the car is a 2005 with 94k on it i know batteries only have a five year guarantee but whats making me wonder is if it was the battery why did it started first thing this morning if it was flat....

im not a professional or anything but i know the alternator charges the battery. if the alternator broke you could have had enough reserve in the battery to start the car in the morning but didnt have enough power to start it again. dont hold me to it and i wouldnt assume it is the alternator. but with your new battery, you'll know if it is something more than the old battery was old. just a thought!

[Ohiowa]

Originally Posted by jonjoe

woke up this morning brought the kids to school after i dropped them to the door got in the car battery went flat wouldn't start nothing was on only the radio did after a jump but i bought a new battery for peace of mined it was a Bosch 12V Silver Car Battery HSB013 with 5 Year Guarantee . the car is a 2005 with 94k on it i know batteries only have a five year guarantee but whats making me wonder is if it was the battery why did it started first thing this morning if it was flat....

Could be an alternator. You could have perceivably discharged the battery until it went completely dead, and without any power, your engine won't stay running.

It's always a bad sign if your engine stops due to a dead battery. That always means there's a charging system issue somewhere (unless of course your battery is ancient anyway and won't hold a charge anymore).