It really sounds like bad connections to me. Clean those terminals and check those grounds.
Battery is 5 years old. Motorcraft Max Battery. Terminals were disconnected over a week ago to do other work. This morning, starter, started out slower, but went faster than day before. Was in garage overnight vs. sitting outside day before and was 29 degrees when started. This morning, it showed 47 in garage.^This. Without knowing the age of the battery, it's just a guess as to what the problem is. Five years old, sure it's more likely the battery. Less than five, corrosion on the terminals or ground points.
My last Motorcraft Max lasted longer than this. It looked different than the replacement. Could be Ford changed a more inferior supplier.Motorcraft is a good brand and can last more than 5 years, but still, that would be the prime suspect. A battery test from one of the chain stores would be in order.
We had to get a boost on the original battery in a 2002 GMC Sierra about 6 years ago. Was about 12-13 years old at the time. That's my record for longest battery life. I've seen/had a couple last 10 years.If someone could show me a 2004 with original battery, I love to see it.
True, if one of the windings in a starter fails it will be weak and crank slow with a cold engine. But the gauges would not be going all bad after it started like NH73 said they did after it started.I had the slow start problem before in the Escalade. Wasn't the battery it was actually the starter. same symptoms as a dying battery
but charging the battery doesn't solve thatI had the slow start problem before in the Escalade. Wasn't the battery it was actually the starter. same symptoms as a dying battery
No, didn't solve when I tried charging. But it did throw me off because the crank wasn't as slow. But soon after starts were back to slooow again. So I changed the battery... Same as charging. Seemed better initially then back to slow.but charging the battery doesn't solve that