Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Replaced alternator, have same problem as before › Replaced alternator, have same problem as before September 13, 2019 at 4:57 pm #894472 college manModerator If you had to jump the car to start it then the battery is either bad or needs to be recharged. The alternator will not charge a dead battery. No codes stored? There’s a 150 amp fuse at the battery. check to see its not blown.