Q: My battery keeps dying.
I have an electrical problem with my holden commodore and the battery is not charging will the car is running but the alternator is giving a charge. The battery continues to lose charge till the engine stalls. I can only assume its an electrical problem. I need someone to come out and diagnosis the problem. Jackson way ph:0420598851
My car has 165000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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