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My car will not start. we just put a new battery in yesterdayand it worked fine all day . this morning it started up no problem but when we went to start it again it would not and we did not even move the car.

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  • robert444 Aug 18, 2008

    1996 Ford Taurus LX Station Wagon - just put in a new battery and new alternator. It starts and runs fine if driven everyday but just left it parked over the weekend and it will not start this morning. Something must be draining the battery - any ideas?

  • bhavnad Aug 25, 2008

    I have 2002 camry. i have a same problem. My battery was changed last week. today it just does not want to start or do any thing. even door does not open or locked with remote key.

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Mine does the same damn thing but it's not the battery being dead or the alternator. i just checked my started and it's not that either

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Mine did the same thing, but i put a new alternatoron it and found that I have an serious electrical drain. I narrowed it down to a relay in the fuse box under the dash. The manual claims it is a "battery saver relay"....any ideas on why this would be draining my battery? I replaced the relay but it didnt help.

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Need to recharge the battery,fully,start the car,and check the charging voltage at the battery with a voltmeter, to verify that the alternator is charging the battery properly.If the alternator isn't working (charging) then the battery will go dead again.Charging voltage at the battery with the engine running should be minimum 13.5 volts up to about 14.5 volts.Battery voltage with the engine off should be minimum 12.5 volts.

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