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2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Question: My pt won't start lights come on radio on jumped start battery car won't start.

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chatsworth, 2.4L 4 Cylinder, Detroit, MI, January 24, 2012, 06:47

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do I need a new battery or can something else be wrong. I had a battery jump last week and the car started. now it won't after a jump

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  Greg's Orange Auto (4512 Answers) , Orange, CA - (714) 769-6971

  globalhelper January 24, 2012, 06:59
  

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  HOW OLD IS YOUR BATTERY. THE INTERNAL PLATES MAYBE SHORTED.
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  csubak30 January 24, 2012, 08:17
  

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  Get battery and alternator tested. Battery first at a parts store they will charge and test for free. If it holds charge I would start looking at the alternator.
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  chatsworth, January 24, 2012, 16:23
  

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  Thanks for the answer. I found out it was the ignition
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