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2001 Mitsubishi Challenger Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery.
Mileage: 215,000 miles.

Asked on March 2, 2013

Mitsubishi Challenger Battery Problem

I have just change the battery in my car and it will not run properly after I have change it, it starts but when I drive it it keeps stopping
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Replied on March 2, 2013

Disconnecting the battery erases the learned adaptive memory of the computer which includes idle speed strategy and it has to relearn which it should do through normal driving of a few miles. If it doesn't, disconnect the battery again and start over.

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