battery symbol light

walleyecat · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2011, 05:38 PM

on the instrument panel is coming on sometimes .Owners manual says it means it is not charging properly. Anyone ever have this problem ? Should I be prepared to buy an alternator or could it just be a loose battery cable ?

**late_99_PSD** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2011, 05:44 PM

99% of the time it your alternator going up, but you definatly should go through and make sure everythings tight, especially the batt. cables and the alternator connections.

HAM_RADIO_MAN · #3 (**permalink**) 07-09-2011, 06:25 PM

Do it ASAP so you don't have to spend cash on an alternator and then an FICM. Have your bateries Load tested too.

bfrank81 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-10-2011, 04:22 AM

I just had my dealer test my batteries and alternator at the same time. I ended up having 2 failed batteries.

FourFun · #5 (**permalink**) 07-10-2011, 08:51 AM

I'm gonna guess its an alternator. Pull it and have it checked i'll bet its failing...

--DONT buy autozone or oreilly's. Buy a quality alt or it will leave you stranded..

walleyecat · #6 (**permalink**) 07-10-2011, 09:22 AM

I'll get it tested. thanks for all the info..

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