2001 Ford Mustang

Asked by Guru1M2D2 Sep 29, 2019 at 01:27 PM about the 2001 Ford Mustang Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2001 Ford Mustang V6. I drove it this morning and stopped at the
gas station. Filled up got in to start the car up and it was dead, and I mean
dead! Caught me by surprise appeared to be the battery but battery is only
approx. 1 yr. old. It took two separate vehicles and several tries to get the car
to start from a jump. It finally jumped went straight home, was heading to
Auto Zone to have battery checked and it suddenly started to shut off again
when I turned on the ac. Took it straight home pulled in driveway, turned on
my AC and it once more died completely. Its as if the AC has a short or
something similiar and immediately kills the car. Any information, highly
appreciated.

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TDolby answered 4 years ago

So after you got it jump started, did you have Autozone test the battery or did you go straight home? I suspect you have a shorted cell in the battery. Remove it from the car and take it over to Autozone so they can test it.

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Guru1M2D2 answered 4 years ago

Went straight home that's when I tested out the situation by turning on the AC and when I did the battery went dead, so I know it has something to do with the AC. Can't get the battery tested until I have a way to get to AutoZone. Why would the ac tricker a shorted cell. Hope it's that simple.

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lincolnscott49 answered 4 years ago

if a battery is low ( not fully charged) the alternator will work overtime beyond 14.5 amps and can burn the internal voltage regulator inside. sounds like it is not charged or you have a short in the ac compressor .

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