My girlfriend has had her 2013 CX-5 for just over a year, ~72K miles, and has been blessed with no major issues untill today. On her drive home the traction control, tire pressure light came and master warning light came on all at the same time. About 20 minutes after that, the engine light came on as well. I drove it around the block when she got home and the car performed normally with no lapse in power or concerning sounds. When I got home, I turned the car off, and tried to start it back up but it would not turn over. The brake was fully pressed and pressing the start/stop button a few times would only turn on all of the elctronics. Went back out 30 minutes later and still would not start. Another 30 minutes later I had my girlfriend come out with me and turn the lights on for a minute while I popped the hood and hooked a voltmeter up to the battery, which read a little over 12 volts. I had her try to start it and it actually turned over and started, but the voltage dipped to below 9 volts, which seems a little lower than it should go. We drove around for a little bit, everything seemed fine, and it started again after we parked.
I suspect the battery could be bad as she had less than 2 mile commute for over a year but recently changed jobs and is now driving around 40 miles each way. Battery has not been changed since we bought the car in Nov 2016, and I doubt her short commute was sufficiently recharging the amps lost to starting. But would a bad battery cause the traction control, tire pressure, and check engine lights to turn on? She has to leave around 530 AM tomorrow morning so no chance of getting it to autozone to replace the battery or pull codes before she has to leave. It seemed to be driving fine, so as long as her oil, coolant, and brake fluid is good i'm going to give her my jumper cables and hope for the best until we can get the battery tested/replaced and the codes pulled. I know if the engine light is blinking to not start it/pull over and get it towed, and she has AAA just in case.
Any thoughts/advice? Thanks in advance
I suspect the battery could be bad as she had less than 2 mile commute for over a year but recently changed jobs and is now driving around 40 miles each way. Battery has not been changed since we bought the car in Nov 2016, and I doubt her short commute was sufficiently recharging the amps lost to starting. But would a bad battery cause the traction control, tire pressure, and check engine lights to turn on? She has to leave around 530 AM tomorrow morning so no chance of getting it to autozone to replace the battery or pull codes before she has to leave. It seemed to be driving fine, so as long as her oil, coolant, and brake fluid is good i'm going to give her my jumper cables and hope for the best until we can get the battery tested/replaced and the codes pulled. I know if the engine light is blinking to not start it/pull over and get it towed, and she has AAA just in case.
Any thoughts/advice? Thanks in advance