99 Dodge Durango. New battery - replaced week ago. Now the battery won't keep a charge. Engine will not turn over unless getting a jump start using jumper cables. Car will remain running once started. The dashboard indicator stays in the center showing neither a gain nor a loss of battery charge. Possible bad alternator? Other ideas?
2006-08-27 07:23:54 · 11 answers · asked by RDW928 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Check the Negative and Positive hook ups from the car. First try to tighten it. It may be loose. If rusted, you can replace them with better ones.
2006-08-27 07:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by Evaluate 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
1
2016-12-23 01:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Site Might Help You.
RE:
Car battery won't keep a charge. Any ideas?
99 Dodge Durango. New battery - replaced week ago. Now the battery won't keep a charge. Engine will not turn over unless getting a jump start using jumper cables. Car will remain running once started. The dashboard indicator stays in the center showing neither a gain nor a loss of battery...
2015-08-06 01:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/bJe9j
Most new alternators have a voltage regulator built in. Being this, I don't believe that the alternator is continuously defective. My guess your going to a place like like Auto Zone, Advance, or a place like that to diagnose the problem. Bad choice. First lets address the charging problem. How old is the battery? What is the cold cranking amps and the reserve capacity? This is stated on the battery. Is there corrosion on the terminals? If so, this is resistance, and restricts the battery from charging. As for the fuses, you have a short to ground. Wires may be frayed at the brake switch, located on the upper shaft of the pedal. My suggestion: Buy a DMM (Digital Volt Meter). This can be purchased cheap at any discount auto store, Big Lots, Harbor Freight, etc. The volts on the battery should be 12.6. Output from the alternator, 14.5-14.9. Check the battery while the car is not running. You can check the fuses and connections, switches by changing the DMM to volts or amps depending on what you are checking. A blown fuse is excessive amps, so pull the fuse and check.
2016-03-29 07:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car Battery Wont Hold Charge
2016-09-30 22:35:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a bad alternator/voltage regulator. Since you replaced the battery, I assume that the connections are clean. If the battery is charged up when you shut the engine down but a few hours later is dead, there may be some electrical unit drawing electricity from it. The easiest and safest way to determine whether this is happening is to remove the ground cable from the terminal and put a test light in line with the circuit. That is, the cable end of the test light is connected to the cable and the pointy end of the light connects the terminal. If the light comes on brightly then something is draining the battery.
2006-08-27 07:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
New Battery Reconditioning Course!
2016-07-31 23:06:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alt could be over charging and fried your battery, is regulator inside alt or not? I've seen the regulators cause similar problems
and constantly drain the battery.
2006-08-31 02:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there is something wrong with the wires connecting the battery to the starter? Can you replace those? I know very little about cars so don't know if this is something that would work.
2006-08-27 07:27:26 · answer #9 · answered by KL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your alternator is out and you've been driving on the battery alone check your belts too most auto parts stores will test it for free on a 99 model the ones on the vehicle are probably original and its time for things to quit working
2006-08-27 07:28:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is most likely your alternator. Its job is to keep the battery charged.
You could also have a hot wire exposed that is draining the battery.
2006-08-27 07:26:50 · answer #11 · answered by tmills883 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋