Battery light
#1
11-09-2018, 03:43 PM
Battery light
help battery light stays on!!!
My battery is new and new starter and had alternator checked ( I removed it and restall it) and light is still on why is that?
My battery is new and new starter and had alternator checked ( I removed it and restall it) and light is still on why is that?
#2
11-09-2018, 04:59 PM
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Also I am attaching a google link that has symptoms listed such as you have and maybe the fix is right there. you may find it.
https://www.google.com/search?source...60.dEXWkl2wHMQ
#3
11-09-2018, 05:14 PM
How would I check the battery post connection to see if they are faulty? And where is the ground wire?
#4
11-09-2018, 10:13 PM
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I have a side terminal battery.
I just replaced mine this summer.
The old one was still functional but I knew is was probably close. The battery Case had a bulge in it after I got it out.
I removed all the things blocking it ( windshield washer reservoir, engine bay cross member, probably the Air Cleaner too) etc.
Not sure of what year your car is. But most likely it is on the drivers side of the Car. Might be a Red small box above it for Jump starting the car too.
Check and clean the cables where they attach to the battery they make a metal brush for this work, remove the cables and clean each one.
Put the Red one back on first then the Black which is the ground cable.
Check those cables to make sure there are no cracks in them and at the end of the black one it should ground to the frame some place. Probably with a bolt attached. clean that as well. use the metal brush. Make sure that connection is tight. A friend of mine uses a little dremel tool, you can do it with a cordless drill also. Inspect the cables with a flash light to make sure they aren't cracked. If they are they are junk.
If the battery is 3 or more years old it will be weak anyway and may cause the light issue too.
#5
11-09-2018, 10:19 PM
My battery is no older than a month old so this is unexplainable. It’s a 2005 Monte Carlo with side post and all cables look good. alternator I was told was good (almost like new he said) so this is all confusing to me.. Having someone coming tomorrow to test the battery as it might be faulty.
#6
11-10-2018, 08:18 AM
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Location: Nebraska
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Tracking the stuff down can be a pain.
My battery is no older than a month old so this is unexplainable. It’s a 2005 Monte Carlo with side post and all cables look good. alternator I was told was good (almost like new he said) so this is all confusing to me.. Having someone coming tomorrow to test the battery as it might be faulty.
#7
11-26-2018, 05:10 AM
Did you ever get any resolution on this? Im having similar issues on my wife's Caddy, and all the cables have been checked and cleared, along with the alternator.
#8
11-26-2018, 07:43 AM
Yes I did.. when I reinstalled my starter the large bolt was not in tight enough which was throwing the alternator which would not charge the battery... Hope you find out your problem. And it’s an easy fix like mine was
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