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Tiny
ZACH
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Olds Intrigue, 1999,62000 miles.
Can a defective battery cause the failure of my car's alternator?
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 AT 4:50 PM

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Tiny
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It happens all the time if the battery had a shorted or very bad cell. The alternator overworks and "zing" it works no more. I always replace a battery with an alternator unless the battery is new.
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 AT 6:05 PM
Tiny
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I just put a new altentaor in my 97 pontiac grand am and I drove about a mile and all the warning lights came on and my car shut down. So I had a friend jump me and ithe battery light stayed on and it died again. Is it my battery or something eles please help don't know much about car repair
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 AT 3:33 AM
Tiny
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Did you buy the alternator from the Zone or other discount parts house? Let me know
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 AT 7:52 AM

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