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2001 Kia Spectra

Battery Weak Due to Inadiquate Alternator Output

Verified for the Kia Spectra

The original alternator was incapable of supplying sufficient power to the battery when the engine was idling with electrical loads (lights, air conditioning). A new, more powerful alternator and reprogramming of the powertrain computer will commonly correct this problem.

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