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Old 07-03-2019, 07:26 AM
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Had to jump battery and now no power when accelerating

Well I got in my car this morning and tried to start the car. It clicked a couple times and nothing. I jumped the battery and it fired right up. Let it idle some and started off to work. The fasten seatbelt indicator was on, even though I was buckled in. When I accelerate the car does not move. if I feather the throttle it will accelerate a little, but if I press it more nothing, no acceleration.

It ran fine last night, then this morning a almost dead battery and no acceleration. I am thinking the battery is on its way out and everything dosent have enough power to operate correctly. I will check the volts when I get home and see if its the alternator or the battery.

This is just strange. Even my E46 didn't do this when the battery was low and needed replacing.

Anything I should check?
 
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Old 07-03-2019, 05:57 PM
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If it's 3 yrs old or more, replace the battery. A marginal battery in these cars does all kinds of weird things..
 
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