It's a feeling no one wants to experience.You're all set to leave the house. The kids are loaded, the electronic devices are charged and the car is gassed up. You go to start it up, and ... nothing. Your battery has died.This exact thing happened to me earlier this month, but mine has a happy ending. That's because I called Chase and requested roadside assistance, a benefit on my Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees).And, amazingly enough, a service technician arrived at my house exactly 8 minutes after I placed the request.Here's my story — and how you might be able to use the same perk on one of your cards.A dead battery — and a failed call to AAAMy story begins just minutes before I was set to leave for the airport on a business trip. I had loaded my suitcase and said goodbye to my wife and daughter. Unfortunately, the car wouldn't start. And the clicking noise made me pretty sure it was the battery.Thankfully, my drive to the airport wasn't super time-sensitive; I was spending the night there before an early-morning departure. Nevertheless, I was nervous it would take a long time to resolve, since it was after 6 p.m. when I discovered the issue.I do have a AAA membership...
My car battery died as I was leaving for the airport — Chase's roadside assistance arrived in 8 minutes
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