What? Can battery die while driving ?

Yes it has happened before and it will surely happen again.

In fact the Yokohama in picture belongs to a friend of mine whose battery died on his way to a meeting.

Battery died while driving but engine still running right?

Battery only needed to start the engine the rest is alternator jobs.

Or I am wrong?

My case, they check with meter, the value below acceptable

Can't remember but not voltage value

They straight away replace with a new battery

Bosch mf

That's what I think too...

Wait for him to explain

It maybe friends car, battery died, replace battery and after some distance the battery died again because of alternator kong.

This post has been edited by magnesium: Mar 10 2019, 06:23 AM

Good reply.

While I was a passenger in the vehicle, let me check with the owner again what exactly went down at that time cause the owner was behind the wheel.

Thank you 😊 for your insights, I've never thought of it that way. Just that I been so used to tossing out the dead battery, its has become a natural reflex. 😂 I will follow your advice and tear that battery up at the appointed time. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

If use this CTEK battery maintenance thing, will last longer right?

Yes, any battery charger should do that.

Panasonic maintainence free battery.

I just show them receipt and warranty card then they give me new battery on the spot. I guess they claim it from century after that.

Got their replies.

1st Case

Owner of the Kia Spectra don't really recall the details of the incident as no service documents were kept. Besides it's been a really long time already.

However as a passenger of that vehicle, I can faintly recall that before the car loss all power supply, the aircon and radio went off first, after a minute or so, power to the instrument panel also went off ! Then the vehicle just died like that very close to the repair shop.

2nd Case

Owner of Nissan X-Trail, who gave me the dead Yokohama battery said his X-Trail just died while he was on his was to a meeting. After replacing with a new battery by the road side, the X-Trial was behaving normal again.

Nothing else was changed and the Service Center affirms that the X-Trail alternator is ok.

Strange isn't it ? All previous posts that I've read suggest that vehicles can operate normally by removing the battery after it has been started. Under these circumstance especially the 2nd case shows otherwise ! Hmmm

Looks like there are different processes for warranty claim a car battery.
Thank you for your replies.

yeah, it is weird, i thought even the battery died, you can still drive your car normally, is just that you wont be able to start it again the nxt time round.

maybe there's more to it that what it seems, maybe one of it's electronics is in the verge of its life and a new battery that was replace gave it a temporary boost... Im just speculating hehehe

To clear any ambiguities, it's best to check online always for Authorized Dealers from the manufacturer website BEFORE making a new purchase.

I do this everytime even though I know that this shop is an Authorised Dealer.

This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Mar 11 2019, 08:27 AM

Yokohama MF Gold...2 yrs+

Thanks for the advice.
Will do that on my next purchase.

The 1st case, seems to be alternator issue hence its not charging the battery.

The second case, maybe the car stalled when he slowed down or in heavy traffic. When the car is on slow traffic the alternative wont be able able t produce the current needed, therefore it requires the battery to power the instruments. Since the battery in bad condition, the car stalled.

Hi Veejay,

Nice to hear from you again.

On the 2nd case, the battery wasn't in totally bad condition either. Using a Digital Multimeter it showed a reading of 12.66 V which is good but I have yet to receive the battery tester to verify that out.

However, your other part of the reply is the scary part. With today's modern cars the demand for power is unbelievable and a slight dip in battery power is sufficient enough to immobilise the vehicle is really a matter of concern.

Luckily he didn't have to pay for any hefty repair bills to his electronics parts etc.

Hence I truly believe in preventive management techniques to avoid situations such as these as they can be costly too。