There was a loud pop driving home last night. the radio stopped playing and then there was a really bad smell. when we got home and looked the battery was smoking. what does this mean? what do we need to do? We have a 2014 ford explorer XLT

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There was a loud pop driving home last night. the radio stopped playing and then there was a really bad smell. when we got home and looked the battery was smoking. what does this mean? what do we need to do? We have a 2014 ford explorer XLT and we only have had the car for a month.

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Dieselbro answered 8 years ago

Battery overcharging bad cell in battery replace battery and all will be well

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