# Dying battery **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** explorer, batteries, ford\ **Created:** [January 31, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-battery/43570 "2010-01-31T22:08:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djkaotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@djkaotik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djkaotik)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-battery/43570/1 "2010-01-31T22:08:32Z")
I’m losing power in the car because the battery keeps dying. I replaced the Alternator and got a brand new battery. The truck ran for about 3 more days and died again. I don’t know what it is now? ---
**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-battery/43570/2 "2010-01-31T22:11:47Z")
The wiring to the alternator should be checked. ---
**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-battery/43570/3 "2010-01-31T22:24:12Z")
If this is a 97 check mini fuse 6 in the power dist box under the hood. That fuse was blown on my 97 & a new fuse did’nt blow, so charging problem solved. If not a 97 look at the fuse list in your owners manual for a fuse listed as strangely enough “Generator/voltage regulator” ---
**Author:** ![djkaotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@djkaotik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djkaotik)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-battery/43570/4 "2010-01-31T22:49:03Z")
its a 2001 but I will check the fuses… Another fuse did blow for the stereo and dash lights kinda right before this started happening?