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seems a silly answer but give it a try; check your trunk light switch... if it fails your trunk lights will either stay off or stay continuously on resulting a battery drain
If the alternator is good and the battery is new, then something is draining the battery while it's parked. In the old days people left their headlights, radio or something on and this drained the battery. Now a days this is not as big a problem with 5 minute timers that turn off lights if you forget. I would take it back to whomever did the alternator work for an answer. How old is the battery? You can take it to see if it can't hold a charge any longer. In my experience, most batteries don't seem to hold a charge after about two years. Did anyone do some custom work in your car that requires electricity? It could be this extra stuff is draining the battery.
Does the radio turn on when you turn ignition. If not then the Battery
has bad cell. Replace battery. Battery's in Olds Aurora 98 typically
get a very long life. 6 years . After 6 I recommend replacing battery
If your car turns what does your battery read. If it's reading only 12 V
with eng. going, your alternator has gone out. If battery is new then you'll need to find another reason your battery is draining charge.
The simple answer is the alternator is not charging the battery, or you have something draining the battery when the engine is off. Have you checked the alternator output with a meter ?
I had this problem on a 98 aurora as well. My lights would flicker on and off, then eventualy run the battery down. I ended up reading a thread where the turn signal/wiper/high beam stalk was the culprit. I pulled the whole thing apart, sprayed it with wd40/ cleaned it up, and never had the problem again. Try to find a thread that tells you how to get all that apart, it was very helpful. Good Luck
Hi! try to check the wirings and also check the fuse for the headlights make sure it is not busted and if you will replace it make sure you use the right fuse amp.
Also check the relay if you know how to replace a relay replace it.
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