Q: The alternator is not charging like it supposed to be I had it changed and it's still doing the same thing in his jumping between

asked by on March 19, 2018

The alternator is not charging like it supposed to be is jumping between the battery and the alternator that are running alternator for a little while I needed to jump back onto the battery

My car has 2345678 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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