# Battery intermittently going dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 26, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-intermittently-going-dead/159650 "2020-02-26T12:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![amisfitlife\_164142](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@amisfitlife\_164142](https://community.cartalk.com/u/amisfitlife_164142)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-intermittently-going-dead/159650/1 "2020-02-26T12:58:52Z")
My husband has a 99 Ford Ranger. It started intermittently loosing power and the battery would be completely dead. The battery showed to be bad so he replaced the battery. Car ran fine for 4 months. Then one morning he went to leave for work and it was dead again. Had that battery checked it showed to be bad replaced again and everything ran fine again until a few weeks ago. Had alternator tested. It showed to be bad. Replaced alternator and serpentine belt. Took dead battery off and charged. Car started and ran fine for a day. Left for work this morning got 3 blocks. Everything went dim all dashboard lights came. Battery level went to 0 and car died. Need thoughts and suggestions on where to go from here. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-intermittently-going-dead/159650)._