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Second time battery died (new batt, had it checked, still good).
Mechanic said starter is bad (he said it failed intermittently).
Now it does not want to start/has a hard time starting.
I turn the key and it flickers the dash and makes a clicking sound.
Can a bad starter cause a repeatedly dead battery? I was thinking maybe the alternator isn't charging the battery. Car runs fine when it does get started.
My question is, if it's a bad starter, wouldn't it not be able to start even with a jump?
edit*: 04 Path, 33k miles.
-JJ
Mechanic said starter is bad (he said it failed intermittently).
Now it does not want to start/has a hard time starting.
I turn the key and it flickers the dash and makes a clicking sound.
Can a bad starter cause a repeatedly dead battery? I was thinking maybe the alternator isn't charging the battery. Car runs fine when it does get started.
My question is, if it's a bad starter, wouldn't it not be able to start even with a jump?
edit*: 04 Path, 33k miles.
-JJ