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ragoal12 
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Posted: December 10, 2005 at 10:34 AM / IP Logged  

auex wrote:
Don't forget he had just gotten done driving and if the alternator failed the battery would have been powering the vehicle while driving. Can't rule it out.

yes that is true but when he was driving if the alternator wasn't charging he should have noticed a substantial voltage drop....  the alternator does not stop the car from starting.. once the car is started if the car dies then i would look towards the alternator... but the car isn't starting...

personally with it being an 04 dodge.. i would take it to a dealership cause theres so many electrical things like relays and what not that could be bad.. virtually impossible for a weekend mechanic to figure it out

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ragoal12 wrote:
personally with it being an 04 dodge.. i would take it to a dealership cause theres so many electrical things like relays and what not that could be bad.. virtually impossible for a weekend mechanic to figure it out

Taking it to the dealership might not be such a good idea...an '04 SRT-4 is still probably under factory warranty. The dealer might try to say that his warranty is now void because of the "modifications" that were done to the vehicle. Just something to think about.

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dzelaya18 wrote:

Taking it to the dealership might not be such a good idea...an '04 SRT-4 is still probably under factory warranty. The dealer might try to say that his warranty is now void because of the "modifications" that were done to the vehicle. Just something to think about.

good point.. but what modifactions were done to the car?? a stereo system voids the warranty on the radio not the motor or its drivetrain..  if nothing else has been modified he should be ok

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Ok, i do roadside assistance for Chrysler (CAA kinda stuff)  and i know first hand its the battery, every single chrylser vehicle gets a junk ass battery from day one.  Don't bring it to the dealer, they are just going to give you another crap battery. They definately cut costs on the batterys in the past 4 years and its actually costing them more money in replacement and warranty jump starts than they intisipated.  Its a very common problem, just like the dodge rams crap ass transmissions....never buy a dodge ram if you plan to tow more than 50 pounds......   The battery will show 11.(*) volts, yet on cranking will drop to 8 volts.  I see this about 20 times a day , multiply that by about  100 roadside reps, and multiply that by 365 days a year and you truly see the problem.
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alpine guy that is valualbe info for us comon folk... its amazing what these big automobile companies will do to save a few bucks... thats why im gm.. but every now and again my gm won't start..
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My gf does gm road side...i don't want to hurt your feelings, so i wont start lol.  basically, the only veh's i see very little troubles with are nissan,toyota and honda, which coincidentally are becoming the largest automakers now.
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im a diehard gm man myself but as an automotie tech. alpine guy is right on the money they are the best cars hands down. that's why i drive a maxima and an old skool chevy z28 anything after the 80's for gm is crap.

but back to the problem at hand, like previously posted go to the auto parts store and they will test your alt. and battery. the alt. could be charging irythmicaly(not steady). and seem fine but is not. i cant say for sure its totaly dead because your battery light would of been on when you where driving if it was totaly dead. witch lets you know your not charging. the battery and starter are diffently a possiblity. but untill you go get your battery and alt. tested i wouldn't replace a starter. testing is free and will only take about 5 min. of your time. good luck

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Alpine Guy wrote:
My gf does gm road side...i don't want to hurt your feelings, so i wont start lol.  basically, the only veh's i see very little troubles with are nissan,toyota and honda, which coincidentally are becoming the largest automakers now.

no offense taken.. what car u drive is all personal opinion.. to me it doesn't have to be gm to be cool as long as its a hot car.. a car thats done right... we have hot rods and many of my friends have newer VW and others.. im starting to like the new GTI from volkswagon!!!!

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