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Battery dead, lights flicker, car won't start

Tiny
JEEPH8R
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I have a 1996 Pontiac grand am automatic with 100, 00 plus miles. The dash lights and headlights began to flicker, the car's idle decreased, then stalled. I tried to start it, nothing. I jumped the vehicle, after about 25 minutes of trying to jump, it finally started, again the dash lights flicker and headlights flickered, dimmed and finally went out. The car again stalled. I replaced the alternator, jumped the battery again (30 minutes to take), again the dash lights, headlights flickered, dimmed and went out. A year ago I had a problem with shifting out of Park. An electrical switch was replaced and it has worked fine the past 8 months. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Friday, October 19th, 2007 AT 9:08 AM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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If your running on the orriginal battery or one over 5 years old I suggest you try a new one. Probably has a bad cell in it causing it not to hold the charge long enough for the engine to run. If you have to jump a car to get it to start then I can guarentee the battery is bad
or has corroded or untighted battery cables and terminals
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Friday, October 19th, 2007 AT 9:48 AM

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