I just start having this problem Yesterday Mar 2, my battery indicator arrow dipped to 0 and the check gauges light came on. I took the battery out had it check and charged turns out the battery was bad and was not holding a charge so I purchased a new one (long story about warranty at WM so I went to Auto Zone and purchased a new one) installed it and 30 minutes later the battery indicator went to zero and check gauges light went on. I made a few stops, turn on and all was fine for about 2 mins then it went back to battery indicator zero and check gauges light went on and continued like this for about an hour. Later tonight went for a 45 min ride and the same as mentioned, as I pulled into the driveway the radio went dead, shut off the Jeep. I went to turn vehicle on again and click click click, the battery is completely dead. Brand new battery lasted 4 hours. This is a 98 Jeep Wrangler. Any ideas?
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X2 to what Jerry said. That would also be my first suspicion as well. It's also the easiest to rule out.
Might also be an alternator issue.
If, after checking for the bad battery cable(s)/terminal(s) and finding them OK, start the Jeep (after charging the batt on a charger) and, using a voltmeter, see what voltage you have on the battery. It should be well above 12 volts; more like 14 volts. If it's not, I'd say have your alternator checked (many auto parts stores can also do this for free).
If, after checking for the bad battery cable(s)/terminal(s) and finding them OK, start the Jeep (after charging the batt on a charger) and, using a voltmeter, see what voltage you have on the battery. It should be well above 12 volts; more like 14 volts. If it's not, I'd say have your alternator checked (many auto parts stores can also do this for free).
Search parasitic battery drain.
There is a logical troubleshooting guide in roughly 4 steps which should assist you in locating the drain issue.
This guide will also show how to check the alternator diode.which can also cause parasitic drain.
Sorry, I can't cut n paste the link on this cheap cell fone.
There is a logical troubleshooting guide in roughly 4 steps which should assist you in locating the drain issue.
This guide will also show how to check the alternator diode.which can also cause parasitic drain.
Sorry, I can't cut n paste the link on this cheap cell fone.
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