Three-month-old battery does not charge (at all) on 1997 Volvo 850

aarem
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:30:39 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I got a new battery (Interstate MT-47/H5 in mid-September 2022, however, the battery has not been keeping charge well. Earlier this week, it went dead. It has been very cold for the past week. Anyway, I put it on a trickle charger, but I get “Dead Battery” indicator on the charger. Is it possible that there is a parsitic drain on the battery, or is it more likely that a bad battery is the problem? Can the car be jump-started and driven to the battery store, essentially without a battery, if that is indeed the problem. There is a 24-month replacement warranty on the battery. Are there any other possibilities that I should explore first?

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