Q: I am having to replace my battery too frequently. What could be causing this?
I have had to replace my car's battery twice in less than 9 months. Recently its been it little hard to start,sometimes-not everytime. This is the same thing that happened right before the battery died last time. When I asked the service person to check this out last time my car was in, but all he did was check the battery. What can cause the battery to go more quickly than it should?
My car has 35000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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