# 2001 Saturn L200 with electrical problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-l200-with-electrical-problems/52078>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, l, saturn, electrical-wiring, alternators\
**Created:** [July 18, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-l200-with-electrical-problems/52078 "2010-07-18T19:25:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![trigiddy12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@trigiddy12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/trigiddy12)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-l200-with-electrical-problems/52078/1 "2010-07-18T19:25:38Z")

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My sister left her keys in the ignition with the power on for 11 hours and now her alternator no longer sends a signal to the battery to charge. She has replaced alternator, battery, and belt and the battery still will not charge. What else could the problem be?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-l200-with-electrical-problems/52078/2 "2010-07-18T20:08:09Z")

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If the vehicle has a 3.0L engine, alternator output won’t initiate until the engine RPM’s are at 2500 or higher.

Tester