Battery won't hold charge

Asked by Kdrive Aug 05, 2019 at 03:21 PM about the 2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My battery won't hold a charge got it
tested and they said the battery is
good..next day car won't start again..no
lights on to indicate something is wrong
with alternator...So I'm thinking to just
change battery anways

6 Answers

Sounds like you have a parasitic battery drain. There are ways to find the drain. Look online or Youtube for directions. You will need a multi meter that read amps. If your battery is more than 4 years old it cannot hurt to replace it.

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I have the same problem for the same model. Could you able to find the reason? I've tested all fuses and nothing was wrong. One told me the aftermarket remote starter is the problem (I am not sure but it works fine, and based on Amp. meter's value, it does not drain the battery). My guess is the ECU program needs to be updated (while Nissan dealer refused to do, I don't know why).

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Have this same problem with 2019 Nissan centra and getting no satisfaction from the dealer. What do I do now?

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I've disconnected the remote starter and the problem still exists. Dealers ask for rewiring for $600+ while I know it is not the wiring problem (at least for my case).

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Helping a friend... 2013 Nissan Sentra, Car was purchased new... Dealer replaced battery under warranty 4 times! The owner has replaced it twice as well, out of warranty.. 6 batteries in 7 years...No check engine alt.light ever... Dealer never replaced alternator.. Reading about some type of computer program Nissan used to get better gas mileage, turning alt. down or off under load and then hard charging it at stop lights/ light loads... Anybody out there familiar with this?

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My Nissan Sentra 2020 brakes on its own when driving. It happens everyday once. Also the battery drains every 4 days, I'm à delivery driver and drive the car about 8 hours a day. Nissan can't find anything wrong with it, they replace the battery and the problem persists. Even when parked the battery drains after 2 weeks of inactivity. Now Nissan is saying that a freeze frame data indicates a low voltage condition at 6.14 with ignition in on position. How could tthe ignition be on if my car was shut off, parked and locked?

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