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problems with volvo 240 GL 200 1989

posted by  someone claiming to be ashley on  Fri Jul 29 05:51 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Okay, I just want to post this to make sure this is what I think it is (a battery problem) and hopefully, not the alternator. I'm a college student, so I don't know THAT much about cars, but more about volvos than any other car.

Now, yesterday I got into my Volvo after work and the radio wouldn't turn on, I thought maybe the cd player had just finally broken since it hadn't been playing cds for a while...

It started up fine and I drove home.

This morning when I got up to go to work, the car wouldn't start. It didn't even turn over once.

I'm assuming it's the battery, even tho the battery is only about a year old, because I got a flat tire a few weeks ago and drained the battery having the hazards on by the side of the road at 2 am for 3 hours. I got a jump start and it hasn't given me problems since.

However, about a week ago, my left taillight went out and the light sensor button went on. I assumed this was just a fuse and nothing electrical.

Other than an oil leak, I don't think anything else is wrong with the car.

Opinions?





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