Q: Thinking of buying car. Battery changed in April 2016. Acura dealership multi-point check is showing battery failing. Could this b

asked by on August 15, 2016

Thinking of buying car. Battery changed in April 2016. Acura dealership multi-point check is showing battery failing. Could this be a sign of a bigger problem? What would cause batter to fail test that quickly?

My car has 142000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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