# New Battery in Volvo 960... Still won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 30, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238 "2012-10-30T01:31:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![volvokelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b782af/32.png) [@volvokelly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/volvokelly)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238/1 "2012-10-30T01:31:52Z")

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I have a 1997 Volvo 960 station wagon. It has been sitting in the driveway for 5 months. I went to drive it and it wouldn’t start. We jumped it and it ran but wouldn’t hold a charge. The battery was about 7 years old so we went and bought a new battery. We took the old battery out and replaced it and now it does nothing. It won’t start and there is no sign of power to the car at all. Any Ideas?

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**Author:** ![PLC\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e79b87/32.png) [@PLC\_Man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PLC_Man)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238/2 "2012-10-30T02:04:49Z")

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First check that you have at least 12.6V at the battery. If less then that, the new battery may not be fully charged. If you have at least that, then I believe you have corroded battery cable clamps. Clean them good with a stiff wire brush.

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**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238/3 "2012-10-30T03:33:28Z")

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A wild guess: If the car has a security system you might to need to reset it after changing the battery.

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238/4 "2012-10-30T06:55:06Z")

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Make sure power is getting the fuse panel under the hood.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238/5 "2012-10-30T07:46:24Z")

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Did you remove the plastic covers on the battery terminals before putting the cables on the battery?

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**Author:** ![Big\_Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Big\_Marc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Big_Marc)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-battery-in-volvo-960-still-wont-start/75238/6 "2012-10-30T16:08:57Z")

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i have seen that one b4 i think asemaster hit the nailon the head.