Charging

Asked by GuruVMS24 Sep 16, 2018 at 09:32 PM about the 1998 Ford Taurus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When i turn on my headlights my
battery drains to 0 with in 5 minutes

4 Answers

Clearly the battery or alternator (or both) are bad. You should also check for a very large battery drain.

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