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Upon turning the ignition on this morning, the car didn't start as fast as usual. There was like a 1 second hesitation before the engine turned completely over. I also noticed that the clock was off by 3 hours. There were two more hesitant starts today as well. I reset the clock after I started the car the second time but noticed that when I returned to the car and started it for the 3rd time that the clock was back to 12:00 again. Once I got home and turned off the engine, I tried to restart immediately but it wouldn't start and was almost dead.I waited a few seconds and retried but no start. I retried once again after about 2 or 3 minutes and it made sounds but wouldn't turn over. I hooked up the battery charger and it started right away after about 5 minutes. However, after at least 45 minutes on the charger, there's still some hesitation. There's an initial start up sound then there's a one second hestation before completely turning over. The radio, wipers, and lights are strong. Could this be an alternator problem? What other deficits could there be?
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Stop by your local Napa auto parts and have them load test the battery as when they are beginning to fail they begin to turn the engine over slower www.napaonline.com The battery might have enough power to light the lights etc but not enough amps to engage the starter or ignition
Thanks, I had it checked this morning and I got a new battery. I like checking with Repairpal first so that I have some idea of what the problem is before I go in. I have to wrap my mind around the cost so that I don't faint when the estimate is given to me. You all are a great help! Thanks again.