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car wouldnt start this morning..jump started it..ran for 30min..i cut it off and it wldnt strt

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Old 08-09-2007, 02:22 PM
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Default car wouldnt start this morning..jump started it..ran for 30min..i cut it off and it wldnt strt

looks like a new battery...dealer has it in stock
Old 08-09-2007, 02:41 PM
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That's what it sounds like...
Old 08-09-2007, 03:22 PM
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Or a faulty Alternator - get it checked first, before you shell out for a battery!
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weird...same thing happened to me today. It was the battery.
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ram do u have 710 dv's
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My original battery died a couple weeks ago. Was ~6.3 years old.
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thats how old mine is,.,i guess i will just get a dealer battery..nevr get a batty at wlmart
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I actually just got a battery from Autozone. Had STFA'd and people have had good luck with it.
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