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Originally Posted by Tcoat
He was then a week free of issues and had no further starting nor electrical problems other than the fob.
At least he eventually went to step one.
We had a guy on here a few years ago that no matter what the issue was his answer was "your alternator is done you need a new one".
Trunk won't open = Alternator
Tires low on pressure = Alternator
Seat won't move = Alternator
Pretty sure he was in the alternator sales business!
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I have no reason not to believe you about that guy selling alternators, and that may be true, but I'm in the troubleshooting and problem solving business, not the sales business. If you go back and re-read what I wrote to him in Post #8, I never told him that he needs to go out right away to replace his battery. I told him that AFTER he checks all his cables, and terminals and then AFTER a good load test of the battery and charging system, or try an overnight trickle charger, then go from there. If it led to that, then he MIGHT need to replace the battery. (I even capitalized the word "after" in that post as well, to make sure that I was being as clear as I could be.)
Replacing parts is the last thing to do AFTER a proper diagnosis. He also said that his battery failed the load test, but he didn't mention if he performed the proper battery maintenance before he had it tested....AND....he didn't say if he had his CHARGING SYSTEM tested at that same time.
Your comment today makes it look like it's MY fault and you're blaming ME that he replaced his automotive battery (whether it was necessary or not) BEFORE he replaced the battery in his transmitter, when clearly, that is NOT the case.