2002 Chevy Impala battery keeps dying

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA
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CORK18
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Electrical problem
2002 Chevy Impala 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

replaced battery drove about 20 miles and it died while I was driving.
May 5, 2010 at 7:57 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Have you had the alternator checked? It sounds bad if it went dead while you were driving. If you recharge the battery and get the car to a nationally recognized parts store, most will check the alt for free. Do that and let me know what you find.

Joe
May 5, 2010 at 10:40 PM
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