What happens to car battery when drained?
While normal sulfation is reversible, excessively draining a battery, or leaving it in a state of discharge, will allow the soft lead sulfate to crystallize. At that point, charging the battery will still cause some of the sulfation to reverse, but any crystallized lead sulfate will remain on the plates.
When to replace battery in Subaru Forester 2011?
The batteries after 2010/2011 are undersized junk, with little reserve capacity. Shopping for AGM replacement for mine. My 2011 Forester got a new battery (under warranty) when I went in for regular service after about 2 years. The replacement lasted until the fall of 2018 (probably still okay, but 5 years is puching it.
Why is my Subaru Forester battery draining while driving?
If it is draining while your Forester is off, it’s usually caused by something that is drawing current that shouldn’t be. If the battery is draining while you’re driving, that is probably going to be the alternator or battery. There are other situations as well.
Is the OEM battery on my Forester Touring Dead?
The OEM battery in my 13-month-old Forester Touring had to be jump-started yesterday after sitting unused in my driveway for a few days. It wasn’t dead – the headlights and dashboard lit up – but it wasn’t producing enough juice to turn over the engine.
When did I change the battery in my Subaru Outback?
And starting in the early 90s, with the OBD and OBD2 system, they all had issues at first startup, and had a driving process to re-program the OBD2 system. That’s why I got the battery backup gizmo after changing the battery in my 09 Outback.
Are there any problems with the Subaru Forester battery?
2017 was even worse for the Subaru Forester in terms of battery problems. More drivers complained of these same problems including a weak battery, one that would not hold a charge, one that died frequently for apparently no reason.
How much does it cost to replace a forester battery?
Same battery, same capacity but slight design change. 1st quote was £230/$286 2nd Quote was £75/$93. Make sure the standard tie down bar fits over. No. Just visit your favorite, friendly auto parts store and they’ll fix you up! Click to expand… When it comes batteries you are better off NOT getting an OEM replacement.
What’s the problem with the battery in a Subaru?
Part of the problem with this battery issue is that Subaru’s response has been not to acknowledge that there is a larger issue at play, instead they replace the dead batteries with new batteries and the problem continues.
When did the battery die on my Subaru Outback?
The original plaintiff in the lawsuit claims to have bought a 2017 Subaru Outback in the year 2016 and the battery ended up dying on her three different times in 2019. According to the lawsuit there have been hundreds of other Subaru owners who have had similar problems with their battery dying repeatedly in the Subaru models.