If it runs fine after you jump it, it might just be a shot battery. If the alternator was bad, it’d probably die pretty quick even once running, especially if you load the car by like turning the lights on and the fan and the radio.
I already replaced the battery. I thought it was the battery because that battery was last swapped in 2016. It got me home after getting it running. I just drove straight 2½ hours. But 20 minutes after getting it back, it wouldn’t start again without a jump. So I lean toward the starter being the issue. Which will involve getting under the car and removing an exhaust piece, which I’m not looking forward to. But I want to stick a multimeter on my alternator and be sure it’s sending good voltage before I decide which way to fire the parts cannon again.
If it runs fine after you jump it, it might just be a shot battery. If the alternator was bad, it’d probably die pretty quick even once running, especially if you load the car by like turning the lights on and the fan and the radio.
I already replaced the battery. I thought it was the battery because that battery was last swapped in 2016. It got me home after getting it running. I just drove straight 2½ hours. But 20 minutes after getting it back, it wouldn’t start again without a jump. So I lean toward the starter being the issue. Which will involve getting under the car and removing an exhaust piece, which I’m not looking forward to. But I want to stick a multimeter on my alternator and be sure it’s sending good voltage before I decide which way to fire the parts cannon again.