The battery has always been a source of electric power to any device that makes use of it, be it cars, gadgets, etc. It is made up of electrochemical cells with external connections.
Car batteries can die when its no longer good or not charged. It may or may not be your fault but when this happens? Who do you call?
When your car battery dies, you can call your mechanic, your rewire, auto shop close to you, 911, etc. They can help you to either tow the car to an auto shop, jumpstart the car, or replace the battery to a good one.
Who to Call When Car Battery Dies
When your car battery dies on the road and you don’t have a jump starter, you can call the following:
1. Call Your Mechanic
When your car battery dies, you can call your mechanic to either come check on why the battery died or at least tell you what to do.
The mechanic will be the one to tell you to either jumpstart the car or tow the car to his auto shop for diagnosis and possible repair.
2. Call Your Rewire
If you have a car rewire who has worked on your car before, you can call him and inform him about what happened.
Calling a car rewire maybe the best procedure to take as battery issues are mostly fixed by rewires. He will be the one to diagnose the reason for the drained battery and give you possible solutions.
3. Call Auto Shop Close to You
If you can find any auto shop close to you, call them to help check why your car battery suddenly died and possible solutions.
If you don’t know how to get to any auto shop around you, just make use of your phone. Ensure your location is turned on, now google “auto shop near me“. With your location on, it should bring out auto shops that are closest to your location.
4. Call 911
Calling 911 in time like this can also help especially when the car battery died in the middle of no where.
If you don’t have a means of starting the car such as jumper cables, or towing companies to come tow the car, you can call 911.
They will get the necessary information from you, forward it to a nearest towing company to come to your rescue.
5. Contact Any Towing Company
You can also call a towing company when car battery dies in the middle of no where. They will come and tow the car back to your house or to your desired auto shop.
I saw a video of a young man whose car suddenly died in the middle of freeway, he called a towing company. When they came, instead of towing the car, he was kind enough to help jumpstart the car for him.
6. Call a Friend or Neighbor
If you’re about leaving the house with your car and you noticed that your car battery has died, you call your friend or neighbor to come help you jumpstart the car.
However, if after that day, the battery dies again, you are urged to call either your mechanic or car rewire to look into what is draining your battery.
7. Call State’s Roadside Assistance
Most states has a Roadside Assistance, you can give them a call to come help you. If you don’t know the number of your state roadside assistance, you can google it out. If you can’t find it, just call 911.
How to Keep Your Car Battery From Dying
- Avoid idling for so long
- Don’t allow the car to sit for too long
- Ensure your lights and other accessories are turned off properly
- Avoid turning your car on and off and on again and off
- Disconnect the battery if you’re travelling for too long
- Use battery maintainer
Conclusion
Having a dead car battery can happen to anyone. You can decide to freak out, you can as well calm down. You can call any of the aforementioned car services listed and explained in this article, however, you can as well jumpstart the car and continue the journmey.
