
We’ve all been there. You walk out to your car, turn the key, and you get nothing but a terrible clicking sound. A lot of people just assume their car battery has just quit due to age, but that’s not always the case. In fact, according to AAA, most premature battery failures are caused by driver habits, not defects. But there’s one common habit that kills batteries faster than anything else: leaving your car parked too long without running it. Here’s why it happens and what you can do to prevent the problem altogether.