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Old 11-01-2017, 01:17 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by jimrie View Post
I did forget to mention that, power steering does not work either. I had a friend with a jump starter jump it before I called AAA. The car was turned on, but shut off as soon as the jump pack disconnected.
I've experienced this with my previous car. Went through 3 alternators, each dying immediately after I drained the battery. It's not yet confirmed because I haven't killed this one and no one else on the forum has followed up with their story.

The power steering only runs when the alternator is charging properly. I'll guess that your alternator killed itself trying to charge the drained battery but without hands-on, that's all it is, a guess.
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