8 Maniac

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Well, you guys can probably guess from the title what my problem is. But I figure I'd give a few more details to see if anything seems odd. Basically I drove to school today, parked and went to class. Was gone for no more than 2 hours and when I got back, the battery was dead. I got a jump and the car started. Everything ran fine, but when it first started the DCS, traction control and CEL were on, but I assumed it might have just been a side effect of jumping the car when starting. I drove around for a little bit (not hard, but sufficient, since I wasnt sure if there was a problem or not). I figured I'd know if something was wrong the next time I started the car seeing as the CEL should go off if everything was fine. Well, I went back about an hour after parking again and car wouldnt start. So my best guess is the battery wont hold a charge or the alternator isnt working? Taking it in tomorrow to find out but figured I'd collect a few ideas first.

Razz1

My bet...... It's the battery..

We need more details. How old is car? Orginal batteries in 04 - 05 are too small.

They have a battery one now in newer cars.

8 Maniac

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well, took it in and they replaced the battery. Found out the previous owner didnt have the stock battery in there when I bought it, but it's worked fine for about 15,000 miles. I thought I made another post last night but it didnt post or something. basically what I said was that I gave a friend a jump a few times last week, but not sure if that had anything to do with it. My car's an 04, but seeing as the battery was a different brand, the year probably didnt matter.

so were the lights that came on when I jumped the car normal? I'm sure if they are, there's a good reason, but just wasnt sure.

nycgps

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you will see the DSC and TSC light everytime you unplug your battery cable (or battery is dead)

Nothing major, just the way this car works.