Re: [gtivr6list] continuing problem

[veearesix <veearesix@mediaone.net>]

Just replaced my 1 year old battery with a new altima. figured this time I'm
done with it.
Doug

"Chadwick, John/COR/INV" wrote:

> Ok. This is the third time this car has been in the shop for the same thing.
> What happens is my odometer and clock start to dim. The airbag and ABS
> lights come on. No check engine light at all. Then the radio starts to get
> quieter. The last thing that happens is the car finally quits on me. I can
> sit there for about 10- 15 minutes and wait for the battery to charge back
> up again and then start it and drive for another mile or so until it does it
> again. I have got 2 new alternators so far (only paid for the first one),
> and now it's in for another one. Any ideas on this? Anyone had this happen
> to them? I'm thinking that there is a short somewhere that is putting a
> strain on the alternator and it finally just quits. The shop is thinking it
> might be that the battery is draining so the alternator is working too hard.
> He is charging the battery to see if it is leaking at all. I just bought it
> last year so I'm hoping it's not that. Anybody have any ideas? Beuller?
> Beuller?
>
> John Chadwick
> CH2MHILL
> Engineering Design
> Communications Group
> Denver, CO
> Tel: 303-874-3031
> Fax: 303-790-9182
> jchadwic@ch2m.com
>
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