Q: Battery replacement.
car usually starts fine. but, anytime i leave it for 2+ days, when i try to start it cranks very weak-- as if the battery is low. after a few tries it often won't crank at all-- feels just like a dead battery. then, after a few minutes of 'quiet time', it starts fine. when i test battery with multimeter during these non-starts, it has 12+ volts.
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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