Optima battery ???'s

[dickeymoore]

The one I have is 2 years old and it will not keep a charge if I charged it it will crank the car I can unplug it and let it sit for a couple of weeks and it will not crank the car when I hook it back up

 

[pontiacgp]

The one I have is 2 years old and it will not keep a charge if I charged it it will crank the car I can unplug it and let it sit for a couple of weeks and it will not crank the car when I hook it back up

The one you have you said you had to charge it when you got it, it was defective when you got it and when I bought one that was dead I brought it back and got a good one. Any product can be defective right out of the box and that is why they give warranties with new products. I don't think you can blame the manufacturer when you didn't exchenge it under warranty when you knew or ought to have know it was defective.

 

[dickeymoore]

I blame the manufacturer for selling defective batteries they supposed to check them before shipping

 

[565bbchevy]

Yo 16 years ago Optima batteries were great but nowadays they are not the same

My other 2 cars are 2 and 3 years old.
A new battery should always come fully charged, did you buy it from a online dealer or an individual?

 

[pontiacgp]

I blame the manufacturer for selling defective batteries they supposed to check them before shipping

 

[dickeymoore]

I bought it for my online dealer and all my other Optima batteries were not made in Mexico it's just the first one I have ever had that gave me problems

 

[565bbchevy]

I have a Optima Red Top battery which I bought in 2016 if I leave the battery in the car hooked it will not crank so I charged the battery that ran the car unhook the battery and now when I go to crank it after a couple of weeks I gets nothing but a click but I can jump the battery right off and it runs

Now was the Optima used to replace another battery?
If it was did the previous battery have an issue staying charged?

 

[dickeymoore]

So are you saying it's the alternator the older battery will sit more than the Optima and crank

 

[565bbchevy]

So are you saying it's the alternator the older battery will sit more than the Optima and crank

No, I am wondering if there is a voltage draw that is killing any battery that is installed.

 

[dickeymoore]

Like what old battety didn't do it until it was 5 yeard old