Matt_J

The positive terminal is a little corroded. I'll probably clean it and take the battery in for testing tomorrow. By all my normal standards the battery seems fine, lights are bright and the starter is turning over at full speed. Need to replace that old battery charger anyways, and honestly if it's just a bad battery that would be best case scenario. Unfortunate that the battery would only last 3 years / 36,000 miles, but I'm hearing that is becoming more normal these days. I'm more scared that it's a fuel problem i.e. pump. Should know more tomorrow.

Hey Gang - I'm new to USMB - but I'm an old forum junkie all the way back to the the old alt yahoo days, anything from whitewater, FJ40 jeeps, skiing, and lately golf. So, as self-proclaimed forum fan I should know better than to fire up a new account and instantly ask a question that could be found through the search engine, right? Unfortunately I can't put the right search terms together to find anything, so here goes... Late model, 2013 Subaru Outback. I've been sick and parked it on Tuesday evening after work in the carport. Didn't drive it at all over the holiday and went out to crank it this morning and it won't turn over. Night time temps have dropped a little but we're pretty temperate for Oregon and are not getting much below freezing if at all. Sounds like a bad battery? Car is 3 years old, so I guess the battery could be out, but the starter is turning over great. I disconnected the terminals to let the cpu drain while running a battery charger on the battery. My battery charger is pretty beat, but the charge seems to be acceptable. After an hour of trickle charge and then an attempt to start it with the charger on "jump" mode, it still won't turn over. I'm no pro mechanic, but it sounds like it isn't getting fuel. If it was an older car or a lawn mower I'd probably disconnect the air box and blow starter fluid into the intake while someone else turned the key, but that doesn't seem like the best idea in a "new to me" car. Any help GREATLY APPRECIATED. I have AAA but don't really want to tow it to get it started if possible. Edited to Add: I'm finding some information about a defect in the Special Appearance Package starter button - my OB doesn't have the Special Appearance Package - just a normal old key with fob.