Got ready to leave the house, and my car battery was dead
@rosekiss (30414)
Eugene, Oregon
November 29, 2015 1:14pm CST
Yesterday, when I was leaving for church, I went to start the car, and nothing. I couldn't figure out what had happened. Come to find out, my ex husband, thought he had turned the lights off, after we got back from Thanksgiving at our son's. I thought he had too, and never gave it another thought.
I wish I had checked myself to make sure the lights had been shut off, as maybe the battery would still work, even though it is a 6 year battery, which means it ran a lot longert than it was supposed to. My car is 11 years old and hard to say how much longer it would have lasted anyway.
I text my son to let him know that I wouldn't be at church and why I wouldn't be there. He text back okay. After the sun went down, he called me to tell me he was coming to check it out and be ready for him when he got here.
I raised the hood up like he said, and I told him I didnt see the battery. He told me to leave the hood up and he would find it when he got here. He didn't see it either under the hood, so he decided to google it, and lo and behold, it is under the back seat on the passenger side, which means he had to take the back seat completely out to get to it.
Once he got to it, he said that is the oiginal, but that he would jump it to see if it would start. HJe did jump it, and it did start, so he put the seat back thinking it would stay going. He shut the engine off to try it, and lo, and behold, nothing.
It did the same thing as it had done for me in the morning. He decided that there is no use to charge it as it more than likely won't hold a charge anyway, so he took the battery out, so that he can get me a new one, but I have to pay him back of course.
I am so thankful that I have him when things like this happen, as I can't do it myself. At least when I get the new battery, it will be like a new car again, as i wouldnt want to get stranded and leave the car as that wouldn't be good. Thank goodness, it never left the garage.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Nov 15
I am thankful I have my daughter too. She brings me my dinner and helps me do things I can't do by myself. We have that to be thankful for don't we?
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Nov 15
@rosekiss ...I remember my uncle was that way for my grandma. He was a fine man. You should be proud of your son.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 15
You are so right. If i didn't have my son to help me, I don't know what i would have done. He is so great though, as all I have to do is just mention that things need to be fixed, and he is johnny on the spot to help me. I will always be grateful for his help.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
29 Nov 15
I am glad your son came over to help you and get you a new battery. Being stranded is never a good thing.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
30 Nov 15
those darn batteries always going out when you don't have the extra money..glad your Son helped you out..they are good like that!!
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 15
Yes, they certainly are. I intend to pay him for the battery, as it is for my car. I am just glad that when I told him, that was willing to come here and see what he could do to get the car going, but like I said, the battery probably woulsn't have lasted anyway.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Dec 15
Yes, my son did get me a new battery, and the car runs really well. I am so thankful that he is my son, as he is a great son, and I am so proud of him for being him, and being helpful to me when I need it.
@LeaPea2417 (37351)
• Toccoa, Georgia
30 Nov 15
Sorry that happened to you, it is the worst feeling when that has happened to me in the past.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 15
I wished it hadn't happened etiher, but at least it happened at home when the car was in the garage. I could have been gone, got stranded, and then where would I be? I am gald that I didn't have to worry about getting stranded.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Dec 15
I am certainly glad too. It really could have been bad if I had been somewhere else. My son has since replaced the battery, and it starts right up. My son is so nice though to have taken the time to replace it when he should have been working. I am so thankful that God gave him to me.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Dec 15
Neither hgave I and neither has my son. He had to take the seat out to get to the battery, to take it out. Since I posted this discusssion, my son has put a new battery in the car, and i have since driven it, and it starts right up, and runs really well,. I am blest to have a son that cares enough to take care of things when they need to get done.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Dec 15
@simone10 Yea, me too, as it good have been the starter just as well, and at first that is what I thought, but my son said no. I am sure a starter would really be expensive, and right now, I know I couldn't afford it, but the battery, I only had to pay for half of it.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
29 Nov 15
I hope this car battery thing gets sorted soon!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
29 Nov 15
@rosekiss your son is good! You must be proud of him. :)
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Nov 15
@Drosophila I certainly am. I donn't even have to ask him to help. He just automatically does it, and I am happy about that too.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
1 Dec 15
Under the passenger seat?! Is it a Volkswagen?
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Dec 15
No, it is a 2004 Pontiac Bonneville. It is very strange that it is under the back seat on the passenger side. It was hard to get to, as the seat had to be removed before he could get to it. Once he got to it, he took it out, and now the new one is now in, as he came yesterday, and put the new one in for me. He even went and bought it for me, and I paid him half ot it.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Jan 16
@infatuatedbby It is designed very well, so there wouldn't be a problem at all. Yes, it is nice to have a son that is willing to help me when I need it.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
10 Jan 16
@rosekiss I was just about to ask what kind of car you drove. I never heard of a car battery underneath the passenger side/seat! That is very interesting. I would be concerned of health sitting on a battery safe, but I am sure the car is designed well!
Very helpful your son was able to help you!
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
30 Nov 15
its very good thing that your son help you and its time for new battery so after it this problem bot come and you go anywhere you want without problem.after new keyboard its time to battery.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 15
@birjudanak My son will be here shortly to put it in for me, as he called me a little while ago. It will be nice to have a new battery so then I don't have to worry about it dying on me then, and that is the main thing.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
30 Nov 15
@rosekiss you have a such a nice family who always help you.i hope you will get your new battery soon.
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@Marilynda1225 (82778)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I'm just curious..what kind of car do you have that the battery is under the seat?
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 15
It is a 2004 Pontiac Bonneville. I love the car, but it makes me wonder why the battery was put under the back seat. It really does seem odd for sure. I sure wouldn't want anything to happen again, with the new one, as it is just to hard to get to, and a big hassle to get it out.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Nov 15
It is a 2004 Pontiac Bonneville. I have never heard of ia battery being thee either. You are right it is an iinconvenience, as my son had to take out the back seat to get to the battery. Fortunately they have made it easy to take the seat out, so that part is okay, but he did have more difficulty getting the battery out. Once the battery is replaced, I will never let it get like the old one did.
