the car only goes a short distance and cuts off. If i charge the battery for 30 minutes it will ride for a little while longer. I need help please!
2007-04-24 03:12:14 · 14 answers · asked by yolanda 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i use to have a contour with the same problem. easy dude behind the engine near the dash panel, there is a Fusible link check all the wires coming from the battery goin to the alternator its tricky but will save you a lot of money buying an alternator. good luck..its covered in rectangular black plastic with two holes on both end. and 2 screws holding the cables.
2007-05-01 20:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jepoy131 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First take your battery out of the car have it slowed charged for at least eight to ten hours to bring the battery to full charge.( quick charges do not fully charge a battery they only recharge it about 85%) after you have recharged yur battery to full capacity, have your charging system checked again if you have just replaced the Alternator then you have a wiring problem somewhere in you charging system that is not letting the Alt replinish the Energy it is using to start the car nor is it keeping the car running after it starts. So the car is running off the Battery all the time till it becomes drained.
2007-04-29 03:58:06 · answer #2 · answered by iamright2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 14:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these cars have many wiring issues but there is one thing that I can pin point as a possible problem. there is a large in-line fuse mounted on the intake manifold in a long black plastic holder. this fuse protects the alternator from short circuits and is in the wire that the alternator uses to recharge the battery. this applies to the 4 cylinder engine. if this fuse is blown or looses connection the alternator will not charge. I have also gotten more than one bad reman alternator for this application.
2007-04-24 03:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Aside from what everyone else has said, Alternators sometimes come from the factory bad, and need just a little bit of mileage before failing, have someone at a parts store, i.e. O'Reilys, AutoZone, or PepBoys. They should be able to load test your battery.
2007-05-01 11:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take your car to an auto parts and check your battery under load to see if it is good and make sure that your ground wires are good and tight.
After you check or replace battery, test the alternator to make sure is charging.
2007-04-24 03:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by piry25 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have a bad cell in your battery and won,t hold a charge , replace battery , Clean battery terminals for corrosion, good luck
2007-05-01 14:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by JT B ford man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, you may have a bad battery. You should also check the wiring. Make sure no wires are touching metal and shorting your car's circuit.
2007-04-24 03:17:41 · answer #8 · answered by Wil T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't impossible that you got a bad alternator. I would take the new alternator off and have it tested.
2007-04-24 03:20:09 · answer #9 · answered by Paul W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check the main alternator fuse in under hood fuse box need more help email at tvanhee@sbcglobal.net
2007-05-01 18:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by Timothy V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋