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1993 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue Base 4dr Sedan

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January 8, 2012, 4:50 pm

Big R
 

Question: Battery keeps dying.

I was driving and lights started getting dim, battery level started going down, and the check engine light came on. Already had the battery and alternator checked, both came back good. Charged battery, drove down the road, same thing happened???


January 9, 2012, 6:39 pm

Elizabeth K
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Your alternator is definitely not doing what it needs to. There are many different ways to test an alternator, and if the problem is in the wiring and the test is done at the alternator instead of the battery, the results can be misleading. Get it tested somewhere else.


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