Need ur help guys as i am stumped on what to do here. So i drove my car home today stopped to get some gas and the car cranks slow then clicks like the battery is dead. So i get a jump starts no prob drive home run to auto parts store get a new battery. Test old battery getting 14v decide to put new battery in anyway and i get the same issue. Car cranks slow or starter clicks like the battery is dead. Jump it and it starts right up.. Any ideas of what to do besides returning the 200 dollar battery i bought? Thanks...i did check the ground from battery to body and all was tight there.

 

update. Old optima battery dropping to about 7v when cranking. New optima battery only has appox 9 v with no load. Bringing new battery back...think i just got a bad battery.

 

Use a walmart battery or Odyssey, there is nothing inbetween IMO. Optima is a marketing company.

 

year of the car? if it's an 04-05, I had similar issues but mine started every time lol

 

mine is an 05. Grabbing a good battery today to see if that will do it.

 

yea, optimas are junk...period

 

Have you check the ground from the body to the engine ( i think it is on the engine mount

 

I buy the cheapest battery at autozone every time. If it fails within the warranty I go back. In my mind, unless you're racing, a battery is a battery and they're all over priced!