Car Battery died while driving?
Yesterday I had to jump my car ('94 Honda Passport), which I found weird because I hadn't left any lights on or anything. I had about a 20-24 minute drive home, and when I got into my neighborhood, the battery gave out and everything stopped working. The car wouldn't even try to turn over. I'm worried to jump it again, because I'm afraid it will die on me while driving, again. What gives?
Your battery died because nothing was recharging it.
Has the alternator belt broken? Was/is it noisy/squealing?
You may need a new alternator or new belt or it may be something else.
Sounds like a bad alternator. Take a look and see if the belt is broken. If not then take the alternator out and have it tested. They will tell you right away if its good or bad
Could be the alternator - it dead, no longer charging the bttery - the car IS 20+ yrs old
Quit jumping it and take to mechanic and get it check. Battery could be bad and your are ruining your alternator trying to charge dead battery.
You need to charge the battery with a portable battery charger set to 12 volts, 10 amps, for 6 hours. Then go to an auto store right away and have the battery and charging system tested. I'll bet you have a bad alternator. Hasn't the red battery charge warning light been on?
Pull the battery, take it to autozone, and have them charge and test it - if it's good, then it's most likely your alternator.
Probably a bad alternator. Have it towed to a shop you trust and get the charging system checked.
At this point it could die in traffic and cause big headaches, towing is cheap. Never, ever take the alternator out to have it tested. The best place to test it is in the car where it normally resides. This also lets the tech check proper belt tension. Testing in a parts store by a boy that sells air freshener is the best way to wreck a good alternator and misdiagnose a simple problem.
Based on the limited information that you gave, I believe that your charging system is not working (properly). In general, that's the alternator, but some cars have difficult charging systems, with the voltage regulator in the computer, or other places outside of the alternator. Usually the brushes in the alternator wear out and the alternator stops charging.
If you had a portable battery charger, you could charge the battery for 6 hours or so, and drive to a repair shop. But now, a jump will get you only a short distance.
Time to buy a new one or it's not being charged while in motion.
Definitely sounds like an alternator
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