I have a 99 TJ that is just my little summer fun ride. I believe the alternator may be bad. It's had a hard time starting since I bout it and now the dash panel keeps saying check gauges. All the gauges work except the battery. I'm thinking the alternator may be shot and was wondering if an alternator on a 99 Jeep Cherokee sport would be interchangeable. My stepdad has one and it's just sitting rusting away.
Bad alternator?
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I just put a $250 battery in it last summer so I don't think it's that. I've had it 2 yrs now and it's always had a hard time starting but it just recently started saying check gauges and the battery not reading
Could be the cables to the battery are loose or eroding. Check battery connections on top of the battery too.
Definitely check the battery (free at Autozone)… Also realize sometimes the batteries places sell have been sitting on the shelf for a while (even years)
It’s always good to spend $30 on a trickle charger for a vehicle you don’t often drive
Definitely check the battery (free at Autozone)… Also realize sometimes the batteries places sell have been sitting on the shelf for a while (even years)
It’s always good to spend $30 on a trickle charger for a vehicle you don’t often drive
Most recent AGM battery I installed in my LJ failed within 6 months. Free to have the auto parts store test.
New batteries don't mean much. You'd be surprised how long batteries sit in containers before they actually hit the store shelves.
Not to mention, if the alternator IS bad, and that battery hasn't been charging...the battery is likely garbage now anyway.