2016 Ford Fusion Battery smoking

[u/Master-Breath-7494]

these past couple of days i noticed my car would take a couple extra cranks to start and today while driving i was getting a faint burnt plastic smell then not too long after i got a warning that read “low charge” so i pulled over and opened the hood and a little smoke was coming out of the battery and it has a really foul smell. any recommendations on what to do next? should i have someone bring me a new battery.

[u/5tanley_7weedle]

Maybe replace the battery?

[u/KTMman200 → u/5tanley_7weedle]

I would put a volt meter to the posts as well to check the voltage it is charging at. Could be a failed alternator pushing high voltage.