Car battery problems and solutions

Some of the common issues that affect these batteries include clamp connections as well as the failure of the terminals. Solution: To be able to keep the battery in great shape, you can use lubricants on the terminals, which protects them against corrosion.

Once the engine is started, your car's battery is recharged by the engine-driven charging system – the alternator takes energy from the rotation of the engine via a belt drive to supply the charge current. Corrosion at the battery terminals is a very common cause of a car that won’t start.

The first thing to do is measure the voltage of the battery. It is important to note that the voltage of the battery can’t tell us for sure if the battery is good or bad, but it can tell us if the battery is low on voltage or not. Ultimately we will need more information than just the battery voltage to tell us if the battery is bad.