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i will try and answer your question in the order that you presented it.

1. This site is for anyone to ask about anything that is automotive related and i sometimes think that a site such as this can be used for anything related to anything,,now that last part may sound a little foolish,but i think that many people,,when making a decision,,need someone,,anyone to present the idea to,,to get some feedback from,,people feel more comfortable with this,,it helps them " put things into perspective ".

2. At around 10 yrs or so,,the vast majority of cars,,regardless of the make or model ( as some salesmen / women would like you to believe ) start to " wear out ". The first 5 years you made payments. The second 5 years are the honeymoon. After that it's all down hill baby !

3.As for the battery and the battery being defective,,the simple answer is yes,,a defective battery can make an engine stall,,you see,,the cars ignition system,,thats the part that makes the spark plugs " fire ",,is directly tied to the battery,,,The cars alternator supplies electricity to the battery,and the battery supplies electricity to the spark plugs,,,remove the battery,,there is no electricity to the spark plugs,,and voila ! the car stalls.

You chose the correct word when you said " options ",,yes there are several other areas that may have a potential problem that can cause a car to stall. And within those areas,,there are individual components that can contribute to the " stall ".

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What might have happened here is that the alternator, which charges the battery, is bad. Once the old battery went dead, the car stalled. The new battery was charged to begin with, so it worked for a while, but without the alternator charging it, it also died, and the car stalled. Your dad needs to have the battery charged and the alternator tested. If the alternator is ok, then it's something else. Good luck!

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You say that this old car has been worked on-what else has been fixied on it? This may hold a key as to why the battery doesn't hold a charge or may be going dead-and by the battery being as old as it is may be the problem also-but elaborate on what else has been done to the car. And Have you researched this car to see if there have been any problems with other cars like his that may have something that required a recall of this vehicle? or at least something that may have been an issue of bringing it back in for repairs of some kind! I'm not a mechanic-and not a master of this domain-but I've had trouble with my car-and found out that it did have a defect that required that I bring it back to the dealership to have something done to it in order for me to quit having battery problems-so I just wanted you to know that you need to check this out! These good PPL in this website have helped me very much! My dealership didn't want to listen to me the first time I took my car back-but the second time-it was just as these ppl told me-what was wrong with my car-and the dealership fixed it-without another word said!

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