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so i'm driving down the road the other day and my battery light came on. i did what it said to do in the owners manual (basically turn everything off except the engine). i take my car to an auto parts store and have them test the battery and the alternator. they said that the battery was about to crap out but the alternator was cool. so i buy a new battery and swap it out right there in the parking lot. now 4 days later my car has trouble starting and when i do get it started my ABS, SRS, MAINT REQ'D, BATTERY, and CHECK ENGINE LIGHT come on. then my car dies!

PLEASE HELP!

 
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sounds like the alternator if you ask me. I would take it back and have them look over it again. Usually when the battery light comes on that means there is a problem in the charging system, and the alternator is where I would look.

 
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just one problem... car won't start at all now.

 
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probably cause your battery is dead. your alternator charges the battery, if it fails, the battery voltage will drop untill the battery is dead. go check the voltage at the battery?

 
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a brand new battery will go completely dead that soon?

looks like a certain auto parts store just screwed me out of some $$$$

thanx

 
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after letting my car set for like, 5 or 6 hrs, it started but just barely. as soon as i tried to roll up my window all the same indicator lights came on.

 
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If you put a new battery in the car, and go to start it, but the alternator is bad, your battery has no way to get charged, and it will go dead like that.

 
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Got to be a dead alt. When you put the windows up its takeing all the power away thats why the engine is dieing. Go to a diff store and have them check it (if one is close enough that you can fully charge the battey with a charger and get there)

Or call a garage

 
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yeah alt gone.

the battery no matter how good/new it is will run the car by itself for only a short time. then pfft.

thats a new term for the car dieing.. "pfft"

 
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thats why i was always scared with the aem pulleys which replace the alternator pulley and powersteering/

 
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go to autozone, they will charge your battery for free; then, take your car to a local repair shop.

 
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I have UR Pulley Set and no problems so far... except for my tranny

 
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Go back to the same place, and have them replace the battery for free. There should be a warranty on it. Most everywhere has a warranty on them. But get an alt. as well