Car keeps dying but my battery is new

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The car dies, then runs for two minutes, then dies again. My battery is new as of a month ago. I know my air conditioning has also worked on and off the past week. Are the two related, and how do I get my car to stop dying?

sistakerri in Mesa AZ

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Aug 20, 2010

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patrick mannionon Aug 20, 2010

How do you get the car restarted do you you have to jump start it, if so your car is running off the battery perhaps the alternator is not charging. If it runs and cuts out. it could also be due to the engine running too rich and "loading up" or an electrical sensor that as it gets warm fails, its too hard to guess without being able to experience the problem first hand and do some basic diagnostic tests.

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sistakerrion Aug 22, 2010

It starts on its own after a few minutes. It won't go over 30 mph and it makes this weird noise like there is air coming out somewhere but I see nothing.It's not overheating or anything and a guy has looked at it but he says he doesn't know. It's driving me crazy.

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Visitoron Aug 31, 2010

it is probably the a/c clutch relay is bad and blowing the fuse. I know this because I just dealt with the same thing. You will need to replace the a/c clutch relay and put in a new fuse and you will be good to go.

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