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1997 Dodge Stratus

Tiny
ERIC1025
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  • 1997 DODGE STRATUS
1997 Dodge Stratus 17000 miles

I brought a car about month ago when I got the car the car drove for 20minutes from car lot to home than the car cut off suring that time I turn the key and the car try to crank up and sometimes it does crank up and cut off maybe a couple days later the car want crank or make no sund of crank when I turn the key so tried to give it a jump and it crank up and stay on for a minute and cut right off now the car is doing the same I turn the ingnition and no sound of crank or cranking of the car at all my lights are very dim and otht er stuff such as windows will work lbarely someone told me it maybe the alternator and I got the car the dealer told me it need a major tune up what may seems to be the problem
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 AT 12:28 PM

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Tiny
ZACKMAN
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First of all, you need to get the battery out and have it completely charged. With all the cranking, your battery is probably out of juice. Your battery is inside your front driver side fender. The tire does not have to be removed, but it helps to give you more room.

Once the battery is fully charged, make sure that you do not have any corrosion on the terminals and make sure the connections are tight. Try cranking it again. If it makes no sound at all, chances are your starter is going out. But do one step at a time.
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