Comments on: 9 Causes of a Car Battery Light On While Driving https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/ Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:55:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Elliott https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1279345 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:46:28 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1279345 In reply to Sean.

Ok I think I figured out what’s going on and it’s suppose to do that. Hondas have a dual charging system that when in drive going between 10-45mph or at idle in drive, ac switch off, coolant above 165f, rpm below 3000, electrical load less than 15 amps but can vary with vehicle, and air intake temp above 68f, it will go into low output mode which puts it at 12.4-12.9 volts and anything outside those parameters it goes back to high output mode. So that’s good, but I do get once in a long time have my charging system light come on for a couple seconds to just a brief flash so I may still have a slight electrical problem which could be my sound system and I will soon install a 2 farad capacitor for my sub which is 500watt rms and that when it’s banging dims the lights and found that could damage or at least shorten the battery life and could be causing electrical issues and may be causing the charging system light to come on briefly. That took me forever to find this info, and maybe help some people that don’t know about it.

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By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1279267 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:21:46 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1279267 In reply to Elliott.

Check that your battery terminals are clean and tight. It’s possible that as the vehicle moves, the vibration and shifting weight could temporarily reduce the quality of the contacts with the battery.

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By: Elliott https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1278850 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:42:26 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1278850 My 2008 accord lx has a weird charging problem that no one but me seems to have. I’ve had the battery light come on for a second or two then turn off but only seldomly. I recently got a cig lighter splitter with a volt reader and noticed when I’m driving above 10-15mph my volts drop from 14+ volta to 12.6. If I rev to about 3k rpm or throw it in neutral it immediately goes back to charging at 14+ volts, put it back in drive it drops again or if i go below 3k rpm as well. In park its fine when stopped in drive its fine until I get up to roughly 15mph then charging stops and volts go to 12.6v and if I stop it takes a few seconds maybe 10 secs but will go back to ~14.2v. What would cause that to happen. Battery is good, alternator seems to be good as well and I don’t see any wiring or grounding problems but have not done any testing on the wiring.

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By: Amberly Brown https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1266511 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:18:58 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1266511 In reply to Barbara Peterson.

I had the same problem and eventually the light stayed on until my car almost left me and my 1 year old stranded.

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By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1242510 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:02:25 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1242510 In reply to Asian.

Could be a bad connection to the alternator that is not allowing the battery to charge properly. It’s probably best to do a test with a multimeter (in the hands of a qualified technician) to diagnose the electrical issue.

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By: Asian https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1242241 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:04:56 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1242241 I’m using a Mecerdez Benz C240 2005, my battery alternator light has been showing and I’ve change the alternator for about four, and I even upgraded it to a higher voltage and I’ve also change the belt & bought a new battery & it’s still showing. What could’ve been the cause & it’s solution?

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By: Ravinder Singh https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1231524 Fri, 13 May 2022 12:58:59 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1231524 Your alternator charging or not if charging then then check alternator wiring

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By: Cat https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1231315 Thu, 12 May 2022 20:53:45 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1231315 In reply to Victoria FREEMAN.

Start car. Remove one of the cables from the battery while it’s running (Be careful not to short your wrench out between + and – ! ) If it keeps running, alternator is likely ok. Also check that your belt is tight and not slipping.

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By: Cat https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1231313 Thu, 12 May 2022 20:50:11 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1231313 In reply to Brian Gava.

Don’t know if he did, but sounds like a pump problem to me.

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By: William https://cartreatments.com/causes-of-car-battery-light-on-while-driving/comment-page-1/#comment-1230984 Wed, 11 May 2022 21:29:59 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=2542#comment-1230984 In reply to elaud.

Hey elaud you ever fix this issue

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