# 2014 Cherokee Latitude Battery Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-cherokee-latitude-battery-problem/193965>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-cherokee-latitude-battery-problem/193965 "2023-12-07T02:31:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-cherokee-latitude-battery-problem/193965/34 "2023-12-07T23:03:29Z")

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> [@asemaster](#):
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> You’ve got 4 low tires, a Check Engine light that indicates a problem with the powertrain control system, and a flashing lighting bolt that may indicate a throttle control issue. I doubt you will resolve anything by testing the alternator, although driving with a 10 year old battery certainly didn’t help the alternator at all.

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Here is a link to an old Car Talk discusssion regarding how a bad battery can kill an alternator:

> [@Does a Car Battery with a dead cell cause failures of alternators?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-a-car-battery-with-a-dead-cell-cause-failures-of-alternators/6490/4):
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> Furthermore, several of the auto parts stores will perform the tests of the battery and alternator in the car, for free. Just tell them you think you have a problem…perhaps, slow cranking.

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