Batt Problem

From: "shines"
Subject: Batt Problem
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:18 PM


From: "Barebones"
Subject: Battery problem
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 4:30 PM


From: "ivan4741"
To: "Ludmillia The Great"
Subject: Re: Help! It's the old battery vs alternator question again.
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 4:19 PM


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ludmillia The Great"
Newsgroups: alt.autos.kia
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:57 AM
Subject: Help! It's the old battery vs alternator question again.


> My 2001 Kia Sephia suddenly went dead a couple of years ago. Got a new
> battery. Car ran fine. On Friday, suddenly my battery was dead, as
> expected. They don't last forever. I should have noticed as it was
> getting harder to start the car the first time every day.
>
> I got a new battery on Friday and drove to several places. I drove the
> car on Saturday, it was fine. I didn't drive the car on Sunday. On
> Monday the new battery was dead.
>
> I'll take the car and battery back today, to make sure that Les Schwab
> didn't give me a bum battery, or that they made the proper connections.
>
> My first question: don't they check to make sure the alternator is not
> the problem when you buy a new battery? The symptoms were the same as
> the last time my battery went dead, but I thought they would have
> checked.
>
> My second question: I'm unfamiliar with car repair places in
> Sacramento, what to look for and what is a reasonable price if it is
> the alternator. With part and labor, what's the reasonable cost?
>
> I'd appreciate your reply.
===
===
Sears does a alternator check if they install the battery I stick with the
Sears die hards have used them for years and just bought one for my 03
Sorento. If you buy a real Kia OEM alt. your looking at about $250 and after
market one will be around $175. A lot depends where you live. I am sure
Sears would help you in checking the Alt. before selling you the battery.
Let me know if I was even close and how it turns out. Good Luck.

From: "Barebones"
Subject: Battery problem
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 4:30 PM


From: "ivan4741"
To: "Ludmillia The Great"
Subject: Re: Help! It's the old battery vs alternator question again.
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 4:19 PM


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ludmillia The Great"
Newsgroups: alt.autos.kia
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:57 AM
Subject: Help! It's the old battery vs alternator question again.


> My 2001 Kia Sephia suddenly went dead a couple of years ago. Got a new
> battery. Car ran fine. On Friday, suddenly my battery was dead, as
> expected. They don't last forever. I should have noticed as it was
> getting harder to start the car the first time every day.
>
> I got a new battery on Friday and drove to several places. I drove the
> car on Saturday, it was fine. I didn't drive the car on Sunday. On
> Monday the new battery was dead.
>
> I'll take the car and battery back today, to make sure that Les Schwab
> didn't give me a bum battery, or that they made the proper connections.
>
> My first question: don't they check to make sure the alternator is not
> the problem when you buy a new battery? The symptoms were the same as
> the last time my battery went dead, but I thought they would have
> checked.
>
> My second question: I'm unfamiliar with car repair places in
> Sacramento, what to look for and what is a reasonable price if it is
> the alternator. With part and labor, what's the reasonable cost?
>
> I'd appreciate your reply.
===
===
Sears does a alternator check if they install the battery I stick with the
Sears die hards have used them for years and just bought one for my 03
Sorento. If you buy a real Kia OEM alt. your looking at about $250 and after
market one will be around $175. A lot depends where you live. I am sure
Sears would help you in checking the Alt. before selling you the battery.
Let me know if I was even close and how it turns out. Good Luck.