I apologize in advance. I'm a new member and not a car guru by any means. I'm trying to figure out if I can repair my jeep without having to sell an organ.
Two weeks ago my jeep threw up a "check gauges" warning and I went from 14v while driving to the gauge being stuck at 9v. I was a block from my destination so I limped it home. I turned it off and tried to restart it but it was completely dead. I took the battery to get tested and was told I had a bad cell so I replaced it. That solved the immediate problem and the jeep started but was now still slowly losing power while driving. Roughly 1v every 30 minutes. On advice from a friend, I replaced the alternator in hopes of fixing it but the problem still exists.
At this point, I know I'm going to need a mechanic but I'm hoping to get an idea of what could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated. My jeep is a 06 Wrangler Rubicon.
(Posted with mobile so please forgive any format issues)
Two weeks ago my jeep threw up a "check gauges" warning and I went from 14v while driving to the gauge being stuck at 9v. I was a block from my destination so I limped it home. I turned it off and tried to restart it but it was completely dead. I took the battery to get tested and was told I had a bad cell so I replaced it. That solved the immediate problem and the jeep started but was now still slowly losing power while driving. Roughly 1v every 30 minutes. On advice from a friend, I replaced the alternator in hopes of fixing it but the problem still exists.
At this point, I know I'm going to need a mechanic but I'm hoping to get an idea of what could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated. My jeep is a 06 Wrangler Rubicon.
(Posted with mobile so please forgive any format issues)