battery is only good for a couple starts then it's dead

1995 BUICK LESABRE
103,891 MILES
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BRIANDOWLING05
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My 1995 buick lesabre shuts off and loses power after major tuneup and new icm, battery installed... help please? After car shuts off it may turn back over once or twice then battery gets drained
Oct 7, 2011 at 12:35 PM
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HMAC300
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have the battery checked again as well as your charging system. just because it's new doesn't mean it's good. they go bad as well. make sure terminals are clean and tight. sometimes they put stuff to stopcorrosion on battery and it won't let the power go through
Oct 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM
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