New alternator and battery still won't start or run?
I have a 2002 Ford Focus (which has been the world's biggest lemon, but that is besides the point) with 50,000 miles. Recently the battery light was on, so I bought a new battery. Then while driving the car, the lights and dash started blinking and then it died. So my husband put in a new alternator. It was a pain to do since the engine had to be moved to get it out. The car worked great for about 4 days and then while on the highway it just stopped working. Now even with a fully charged battery it will not start. All it does is go 'click,click,click.click...' The accessories will turn on. Is it possible the new alternator is bad as well. (It is such a pain to take out since the engine has to be moved that we only want to remove it again as a last resort) or is there another problem? We have spent over $3000 on this piece of junk recently that we really don't want to take it back to the dealership if we don't have to. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
New battery, new alternator, new starter and th car still wont start?
return the starter and have them test it.
Will a car with a bad alternator start with a new battery?
Not enough info for a good answer. As noted, if the battery is good (has a charge), the car should start and run for awhile until the battery runs down. The purpose of the alternator and associated components is to keep the battery charged. The purpose of the battery is to start the car and keep the ignition running. To start a motor, you need several things- fuel/air mixture, spark at the right moment, battery power to spin the starter motor, and compression in the cylinders to fire the fuel/air mix. Each of these requires some testing. A 15-year-old motor could have everything right, or it could have several factors wrong. If you can't get it started, tow it to a good mechanic who will check everything- compression, spark, timing, fuel, everything. Another informative thing you can do is to get a repair manual for the car and read the troubleshooting chapter, to find the causes of your symptoms. ... Take care!!
So my car wont start. Do you think Alternator or Starter?
Last night my kids & I went to the mall for a couple of hours. When I came out and tried to start the car, the lights and radio went on bright just like normal but when I turned the key, I did not hear a sound. No click, no struggle to start nothing! Four different people tried to jump start my car but none of them worked. I might have left the lights on but I don't remember. But, if it were my lights wouldn't that mean the battery is just dead and would have started when jumped? Someone said it may be that the alternator is bad. The reason they said is because if I left the lights on it also could have killed the alternator. Is this true? Someone else said it may be the starter. What do you think? BTW, my car is a 2009 Chevy Aveo LT
New Battery, New Alternator, Car Still Dies!?
Here are a few things to check. 1) All the connections on the alternator and the battery, make sure they are clean and free of corrosion. 2) The installation. Double check that everything was installed correctly, and all wires were put back where they need to be. 3) Follow the wires from the alternator to ensure they are not chaffed or worn down to metal anywhere. 4) Lastly, it is possible that the voltage regulation circuit is bad. Many alternators have the voltage regulator inside them, but more and more vehcile have what is called EVR, it means the voltage regulation is done by the computer, which means you may well have a bad section of your computer. I'm not certain if your vehicle has this or not, but it is something to check out. Good Luck
New alternator and new battery but car still dies?
I have a 1998 Pontiac Firebird v6. I got a new alternator for it soon after buying because it was all in **** condition. anyways I got the new alternator and that seemed to help a little bit! it didn't die as easily. so I figured oh must need a new battery then. got a new battery and the guy said the old battery was fine it has something to do with the alternator. I told him it was brand new. anyways, what happens is in stop and go traffic the battery will get to the point where its next to dying depending on how bad it is. The guy who changed my battery also noticed that the airbag light and some other light are always on, and he recognized that as an issue with the alternator from a past experience. does anyone know how I can fix this. its a brand new battery and alternator, I shouldn't be having this stupid problem.
Why is my car battery light on with a new battery and alternator is charging?
It could be an issue with wiring. How old is your car?I had a 1995 Century that had the exact oposite problem (Battery light stopped coming on wgen you turn on the key). I never had any problems with drivability or anything like that, and drove the car for months without that light. I did eventually troubleshoot and I found that the small wire going to the voltage regulator on the back of the alternator had come loose - I had repaced that pigtail a year prior, and just didn't do as good of a job as I should have done. After fixing the wire, the battery light was working again.It could be a loose connection at the battery or alternator, or even a bad ground somewhere. Check that your battery cables are clean and tight, check that your negative cable between the battery and the car is clean and tight. Check that your ground cable (or grounding strap) between the body and the engine are clean and tight, and make sure the bolts on the alternator are snug as the alternator grounds to the engine this way. While you're there, make sure that your battery cable coming from the back of the alternator is snug (it will be the large red cable, usualy connected to the alternaot with a bolt), and the other connector is not loose. Look for any damage to the wires that could be shorting out against the body or engine. You don't have to pull the wiring loom apart, since usually, if the loom isn't damaged, the wires inside should be ok (not always, but you're pretty much just doing a visual check of everything). If you cannot find anything, or find something that you do not feel comfortable fixing yourself, take it to a mechanic you trust.
Can a starter kill a alternator and drain a battery?
Using the starter motor on a vehicle that doesn't start can certainly drain a battery of power. Quite quickly too. But you're also likely to flood the carburettor if you use the starter motor too many times in quick succession
Why won't my car start even after I put a new battery in?
Before retiring, I owned an auto repair shop. A guy comes in and says he replaced his battery, replaced the starter twice and the car would still not start. He bought a “rebuilt” alternator and wanted us to install it for him. I told him if he had a new starter and battery, there was no likelihood the alternator was involved, would he like us to troubleshoot the car and try to find the cause of the problem.He aid all he wanted was for us to install the alternator, nothing else. I wrote up the repair order Car does not start, customer wands us to install his supplied alternator and will not allow us to diagnose the problem or touch anything else. Under that circumstance, we are to push the car into the shop, install his supplied alternator and push the car out. Under no circumstance are we to attempt to start the car. The labor will be paid for in cash before the car is pushed out of the shop, the customer will wait for it.I had the customer sign the order and the instructions, and did as he asked.He paid and we pushed the car out of the shop. He tried to start it, nothing happened ao he came back into the shop mad! I told him to read what he had ordered us to do, and then, would he allow us to diagnose the problem and make a repair, charging clock time and allowing us a half hour diagnostic time, to try to find and fix the problem. He agreed and signed a repair order. The Mechanic went to the parts department, got and installed a new ground cable. The problem was that the owner had replaced the ground cable with a short one that he bolted to a loose bracket on the right side of the engine. There was nothing wrong with his battery, starter(s) or alternator. The classic DO IT TO YOUR SELFER.