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Charging system disabled

Tiny
DEVON N STEPH CARROLL
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  • 2010 DODGE NITRO
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All of the threads I have read say that the charging system has been disabled by the PCM.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 AT 4:00 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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What is the problem you are having?Battery not charging or car not starting or?
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 AT 7:17 PM
Tiny
DEVON N STEPH CARROLL
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Battery not charging.
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Thursday, August 6th, 2020 AT 2:36 PM
Tiny
STEVE W.
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Have you tried anything or had it scanned for codes? Is the check engine light on? There are many reasons it might stop charging. Most will store codes to give you an idea of the problem. Has the car been jump started recently? Is the battery the original one or recently changed?
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Thursday, August 6th, 2020 AT 3:52 PM
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KEN L
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Here is a guide to help you get the codes. It sounds like you may need to reset the battery monitors.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020 AT 4:37 PM

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