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Old Nov 24, 2017 | 08:45 PM
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Another battery

I had the
bosch gel matte battery installed in May this year. Today I had the battery replaced at the dealer no charge. Strange things began happening yesterday. I could not get it out of Park without shutting everything down and opening and closing the door. After Thanksgiving dinner, we had a terrible time starting the engine. I pulled the start button out and inserted the key and tried 6 or 7 times until it finally started. The dealer said the battery had a dead cell. How does a new battery go bad in 6 months?
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Old Nov 25, 2017 | 08:12 AM
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I had the
bosch gel matte battery installed in May this year. Today I had the battery replaced at the dealer no charge. Strange things began happening yesterday. I could not get it out of Park without shutting everything down and opening and closing the door. After Thanksgiving dinner, we had a terrible time starting the engine. I pulled the start button out and inserted the key and tried 6 or 7 times until it finally started. The dealer said the battery had a dead cell. How does a new battery go bad in 6 months?
The only thing I can think of is the battery was very old and sat on the dealers shelf for years.
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