Assuming you have checked all fuses, the next step would be to locate central grounding points (there may be several) and remove and clean battery terminals and the remote ends of the cables at their attachment points.Locating some of these may be easier with a manual covering the electrical system of the car:
Sebring manual
When removing battery cables, always start with the negative cable first and reattaching it last.
SOURCE: check guages light comes on after short drive
It sounds like the Alternator is actually bad.
One great way to determine this:
Recharge the new battery with a trickle charge overnight. Make sure use remove the wires going to the Battery before recharging.
Replace the Battery Wires.
Get the Vehicle Started.
When it has Started: Leave it Running and Disconnect and Remove the Negative side of the Battery. If the Vehicle dies, it is the Alternator that is bad, and needs to be replaced..
The Battery starts that vehicle, and provides nominal power to certain accessories. The Alternator actual Runs the Engine and Recharges the Battery with a low trickled charge.
SOURCE: engine starts,then dies,will not stay running,full
IT APPEARS YOU VEHICLE IS NOT COMUNICATING WITH THE ELECTRONIC CHIP IN YOUR KEY. HAVE YOU CHANGED CAR KEYS RECENTLY IE USING A SPARE KEY? IF SO TRY USING THE ORIGINAL KEY. ALSO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL CAR KEYS ON THE KEY RING. IF THAT FAILS, I WILL SUGGEST YOU HAVE THE KEY/S PAIRED WITH THE CAR AGAIN.
in 1987 lebarrons the computer in the air box by the battery controls the alternator charge, test the voltage at the back of the alternator with engine running, should be around 14 volts, if it is not you have a defective alternator, if it is then test voltage at the battery, if that is not the same you have a faulty computer which is not uncommon on chryslers.
The Battery CCA Rating is to turn over the starter
CCA--Cold Cranking Amps
That is at zero degrees
Total cranking amps is at 32 degrees
The car runs off the alternator
It puts out over 14 volts
The 12 volt battery is 6 cells @1.2 v each = 13.2 v
You need 12.6 volts to test a car or you charge it first
You need over 13 volts to charge a battery,thus the alternator
The only other job the battery has is a stabilizer in the electrical
circuit
So you need to have the charging system diagnosed as the
various light you have on should be off when engine first starts
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