Battery or alternater

Asked by WTMiller63 Jan 21, 2020 at 09:25 AM about the 2012 Kia Rio EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Every once in a while my car will not start but it will
start on a jump once it's jumped and I go
somewhere it will start all day long also as I drive
at nighty lights fade in and out

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Gary answered 4 years ago

Sounds like the alternator or regulator. If the alternator is charging correctly, the lights will be bright the entire time the engine is running.

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