97 Sentra battery

1997 NISSAN SENTRA
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RBOREY
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I have a 97 Nissan Sentra about 100,000 miles on it. Yesterday everything worked just fine and I had no problems with it, today, I go to start it and I have absolutley no power. Nothing works, not the power locks, nothing. The battery wont take a charge and it wont jump start either. Could the alternator be to blame for discharging the battery, because nothing was left on that would have killed it. Should I just replace the battery and see?
Jul 1, 2006 at 2:29 PM
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SYNCRAIT
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i would reccommend if you can get the car up and running bring it to a parts store and see if they will let you use their load tester which will tell you if either your battery or your alternator is to blame. i wouldnt just replace your battery it would seem there has to be another underlying problem..good luck :)
Jul 2, 2006 at 9:06 AM
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