# Does a Car Battery with a dead cell cause failures of alternators?

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, failure, alternators\
**Created:** [October 27, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-a-car-battery-with-a-dead-cell-cause-failures-of-alternators/6490 "2007-10-27T15:01:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-a-car-battery-with-a-dead-cell-cause-failures-of-alternators/6490/4 "2007-10-27T15:19:30Z")

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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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