2004 Kia Spectra won't start

Tiny
ZANIE
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  • 2004 KIA SPECTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 71,000 MILES
Replaced battery, ran ok for 1 day. Went dead again, jumped off but goes dead before I can drive. Its like its running out of gas?
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 AT 12:50 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi Zanie,

Thank you for the donation.

Get the charging systems tested to ensure it is in good working order. If the battery has been drained, it could be a parasitic drain or a faulty charging system.

With no bad charging system or drained battery, the engine would stall when it does not have enough power to work the system and symptoms is similar to runnibng out of gas.
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010 AT 4:13 PM

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