# 94 Regal electrical problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-regal-electrical-problem/20426>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, regal, electrical-wiring, buick\
**Created:** [October 6, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-regal-electrical-problem/20426 "2008-10-06T18:42:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![luckygorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@luckygorilla](https://community.cartalk.com/u/luckygorilla)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-regal-electrical-problem/20426/1 "2008-10-06T18:42:47Z")

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Hi folks… I own a 94 buick regal (runs great, til now). last week I got up early turned ignition wouldn’t start. Got a jump start and all was good. After work. same thing. Rinse and repeat every day. When I get a jump start and am driving my battery gauge on dash shows a staedy 15 to 18 (so I assume its not alternator). If I stop the vehicle and restart it, no problem. It seems the battery loses its charge after an extended period of time. Is there any OTHER reason than a bad battery that would cause this to happen… Many thanks