# 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 - Battery corrosion

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-battery-corrosion/145287>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram\
**Created:** [July 26, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-battery-corrosion/145287 "2019-07-26T14:48:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Johnnie12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Johnnie12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johnnie12)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-battery-corrosion/145287/1 "2019-07-26T14:48:14Z")

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What causes battery corriosion on both terminals

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-battery-corrosion/145287/2 "2019-07-26T16:28:10Z")

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> [@Johnnie12](#):
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> What causes battery corriosion on both terminals

Oxygen in the atmosphere combined with moisture causes battery terminal corrosion.