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Engine will not crank over after sitting for a week in minus thirty degrees

Tiny
DENNIS MADGE
  • MEMBER
  • 2006 CADILLAC STS
  • 3.6L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 50,000 MILES
Car sat at -30 degrees for a week battery was dead recharged battery will not start or anything. Power drains fast when starting. Recharged battery still will not crank over. Very cold outside.
Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 AT 10:16 AM

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Tiny
DANNY L
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  • 5,648 POSTS
Hello, I'm Danny.

I would suggest having the battery load tested.If you take the battery out of the vehicle and take it to your local auto parts store they will test for free. Here are a few tutorials for you to view showing how to remove the battery from your car and a load test:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

It's possible the extreme cold weather damaged the battery.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Danny-
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 AT 6:42 PM

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