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From : detap

Q: i have a 1999 dodge durango and my daughters friend jumped batteries and the put the cable on the wrong pole + to - and tried to start the car i and messed it up i changed the alternator but the dodge still dont charge the battery can some one tell me what the problem mite be thanks pat .

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From : miles

detap wrote i have a 1999 dodge durango and my daughters friend jumped batteries and the put the cable on the wrong pole + to - and tried to start the car i and messed it up i changed the alternator but the dodge still dont charge the battery can some one tell me what the problem mite be batteries on one or both vehicles could easily be shot. youre lucky the batteries didnt explode and spray acid everywhere. .

From : tbone

the regulator in the modern dodge is part of the computer. connecting the battery backwards may have damaged it. does the truck run -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i have a 1999 dodge durango and my daughters friend jumped batteries and the put the cable on the wrong pole + to - and tried to start the car i and messed it up i changed the alternator but the dodge still dont charge the battery can some one tell me what the problem mite be thanks pat .

From : christopher d thompson

on sun 10 feb 2008 160553 -0700 detap wrote i have a 1999 dodge durango and my daughters friend jumped batteries and the put the cable on the wrong pole + to - and tried to start the car i and messed it up i changed the alternator but the dodge still dont charge the battery can some one tell me what the problem mite be thanks pat i recently seen that happen to a cr-x. so far all i have seen wrong with this guys cr-x is a blown fuse it blew the main fuse to the pdc. maybe your lucky like he was..........maybe not.............. check the fuses and have the battery checked like what some others posted. -- chris .

From : big al

detap wrote i have a 1999 dodge durango and my daughters friend jumped batteries and the put the cable on the wrong pole + to - and tried to start the car i and messed it up i changed the alternator but the dodge still dont charge the battery can some one tell me what the problem mite be usually blows a fusible link. look for a burnt thing that looks like a wire. you can buy a replacement at any good auto parts store. al. .