Q: 2004 Tahoe starts and dies
I just replaced the spark plugs ,flush transmission oil change and rear differential oil change. next day I got the front windows tinted after he was done car wouldn't start battery was drained got jumper cables and started the car , went to autozone to charge battery they told me it charged 100% but battery was bad. I decided to buy a new one acdelco after installing car turns on engine shakes and dies after a few seconds. Revolutions around 1/2 to 1 if it goes under 1/2 it dies. 2004 Tahoe 4.8
My car has 95308 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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