Q: okay I had to have it have it jumped one time it wouldn't crank had to have a jump with jumper cables and when yo when I crank it

asked by on August 09, 2016

I crank up my truckit sounds real real rough and it shakes shakes from time to time when I put my foot on the accelerator makes a whirring noise I took it to AutoZone and he said it has low voltage and needle alternator but I don't think I alternator was the cause of making that rough idles very rough when I crank it up or drive it sounds like a motorcycle

My car has 225000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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