Black & Decker BB7B Simple Start 12-Volt Battery Booster

I bought one of these during the winter of '06-07. It stopped working shortly after I bought it (would not charge). I called Black & Decker and they sent me a replacement. Ditto -- did not work, and failed to work exactly the same way as the first. Having only so much storage space in my house for unusable lead batteries, I did not request a third, but instead got new car batteries for both cars, and a good set of jumper cables for each -- which I never needed to use during the much more severe winter of '07-'08.

2005 Honda Pilot battery drained. Could not jump start with another vehicle. Brought the B&D battery booster at Target. Charged battery booster fully as instructed. Could not get it to work properly (tried the ignition key in all the positions). Aslo got the Duracell Instant Jumpstart System. Duracell worked like a charm.

I should have listened to so many of the reviews in here. I have the same problems.

The product does not work. I cannot charge the device at all. I have carefully followed the included instructions, but the device instantly changes the charging light to "steady green" (indicating full charge) and the device just beeps constantly when I attempt to charge it. However, the device is not fully charged (once I unplug the charging adapter, the flashlight wont even work!), and it will not boost my car (again, it just beeps constantly if I try).

From reading everyone elses reviews i take it my unit doesnt work. it wont recharge and just sits there a beeps. My Cat hates it as much as i do. This product sucks.

The directions on the box do not indicate whether the unit is charged already or if it needs to be charged before the first use. I charged it before I used it which, I guess, rendered it ineffective presumably due to overcharging. So I exchanged it and tried to use the new one right out of the box, it didn't work either. It's basically a hunk of junk. Do not buy this product unless you need a big beeping flashing doorstop.