I had a little hassle starting my car, had to crank it a few times. Drove to Autozone to test battery…they said battery bad…so they replaced it with new battery. Afterwards, the lights came one, but the motor does not turn at all , completely dead. They said I have a bad relay switch or starter. …

[image] Tom777: Now I am wondering if I got price gouched as well, have to check model number / prices. Price Gouge ? Not hardly . When you were told the price you could have asked if they had anything cheaper . The Autozone web site will show the prices . You paid the price and the person …

I’m with the others . . . battery prices are quite high, and have been for some time The day of the $60 automotive battery is LONG gone Even at Costco, the battery price for any of my cars is close to $200 And Autozone prices are comparable to Oreilly, NAPA and the others, from what I’ve seen.

Thanks to NYBo , I was able to locate the problem , myself. The hanging battery cable not connected. The store manager said he was glad I was able to save the cost of the tow and a service shop fee to look at the car. He agreed to refund the $11. cab fee it cost me to return to the shop. But…

No, but go to a more competent garage next time.

AutoZone normally installs battery for free Advance Auto too.

Check Walmart too. Seem to have decent prices on batteries. Yes! He should have apologized and said we’re sorry for the inconvenience, and I will be sure that the counter person receives the proper training so this does not happen again in the future.

Walmart isn’t very nice, if you need to have the battery replaced under the free replacement period they make you jump through a ring of burning fire before they’ll do the right thing I advise against getting the battery at Walmart Costco is much more pleasant No questions asked Better customer…

Oh wow I did not know that, good to know, thank you. I wish we had a Costco around here, unfortunately we do not. Not sure how they are with warranty but I noticed Home Depot had batteries now right in the brick and mortar store seem to be pretty reasonable. No personal experience I just saw them…

Its sounds like there may be other things going on here, could be cables are failing I have had cables just stop sending juice out? Metal fatigue inside the cable. Starter do go out from time to time and fuses also. You need to diagnose the starting & charging system. They sell tester which will …

[image] Tom777: Thanks to NYBo , I was able to locate the problem , myself. The hanging battery cable not connected. Problem solved by OP, with help from NYBo.

Battery change at Autozone -car won't start

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shanonia January 2, 2022, 8:22pm 39

Problem solved by OP, with help from NYBo.

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Battery change at Autozone -car won't start

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