Auto Tech & Repair

» Pietro_127 - 95' Neon all around headache

i own a '95 Neon, and to be honest, i hate it. i have invested too much money in this car, but its all i have right, so for it to not work, means i do not work...i have recently replaced the engine alternator, battery, transmission fuelpump/waterpump with the motor. alternator was purchased from a scrapyard, as was the motor and transmission, however the mechanics wouldnt have installed the items unless they were decent... so now that you have a little background. recently my car was parked, idleing, i went to change the CD and my accessories shut down, so i shut the car off and attempted to restart the car, it coughed once and started clicking like the battery was dead. few hours later i returned, and the car started like a dream, however died shortly after. would these problems be associated with the alternator being crap? any ideas would be helpful. also drive the car for a minute and depress the gass pedal and it sputters and almost dies.

-- posted by Pietro_127

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» spidara4 - 95' Neon all around headache

In response to 95' Neon all around headache posted by Pietro_127:
hi, I own a 97 dodge neon and love my car, You bought the year that dodge neons first came out which had its problems. For a suggetion your alternator probably is going on your car. Does the check ingine light or battery light come on in your car? if so bring it to an auto zone or Advanced auto parts store and they can do a check on your charging system to help you further.Also, If your car is still sputtering which mine has done a year ago it was a good tune up. You probably want to get the spark plugs,wires and any other item that is suggested for a tune up. Also just for you to know that even though a mechanic put those items in for does not gaurentee the parts being decent. Most mech, want the money and don't bother telling you. Also , it is very risky to buy parts from a scrap yard as from experiance they can last a hour to a year but can be the worst way to go.try getting parts that are remanufactured or new from a parts store. reply for any more advice!!

-- posted by spidara4

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» qq35 - i have a 1997 dodge neon

if the auto relay switch is bad, can it cause the battery light to come on & make the alternator not charge?
the alternator has been tested out of the vehicle, checked out ok,was reinstalled and battery is still not charging and the battery light on the dashboard is light up?

can anyone help me please
thank you so much
QQ

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» phoenixraising - i have a 1997 dodge neon

In response to i have a 1997 dodge neon posted by qq35:

I have a 2000 neon that is doing the same thing, I have bench tested the alternator, checked all the related wiring and the relay, and the only wire that i'm not getting anything out of is the one that goes to the computer, and i cant seem to find any info on it at all. I believe it is the dark green wire that plugs into the voltage regulator( which is inside of the alternator) I'm not sure if the wire is for the idiot light or if it is the signal wire for the voltage regulator. If i find anything I will let you know:)

-- posted by phoenixraising

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