Ford Contour

Tiny
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  • 2000 FORD CONTOUR
  • 91 MILES
2000 ford contour sport. V6. 91 k I was driving today when my car started driving weird the headlights were very dim the radio sounded horrible windows went up slow ect. I figured it was a power problem I pulled over to take a look. I turned off my car opened the hood didnt see anything then went back 2 start it when I tried startin the battery sounded like it was dead so I got someone to give me a jump and it started but when I took the cables off it started to stall. I think that its the alternator. Can I have ur opinion?
Sunday, March 6th, 2011 AT 2:33 AM

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Tiny
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Yes, it does sound like the alternator is not charging enough to replace the battery power. Usually (almost always) this cause the battery warning light to come on but not in some cases. You can take alternator in to auto store to get it tested.
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