2001 ford taurus battery light on. 2001 ford taurus alternator. 2010 transit connect 18 tdci alternator battery problem found and fixed by scott mechanics on snap on verus alternator wires pin corrections. The aternator light in my 2001 ford taurus came on so i bought installed new alternator battery the alternator light went off so i drove the car for 2 days on the third day my new battery was drained. Load test the circuits at the alternatorhave had alternators fail by turning on the battery light when they were charging just finethe internal circuitry fails intermittentlyalso for the heater core concern have the coolant checked for electrolysisthis concern may also be related to the charging systemif you have a weak or corroded ground cablethe electricity will find a path to least.
I have replaced the battery connections and the mega fusechecked fuse 26it is good and the auto parts store says the alternator is pumping out 14 volts. I replaced the battery and had my alternator checked and was told it was charging fine. But ive found that some value line alternators are actually rebuilt have issues from the rebuilder including the battery light staying on due to the regulator being bad. If the battery is strong it does not come on but after a few starts the battery weakens and the light and warning come on.
The check battery light keeps flickering on and off sometimes leading to the car dieing. The car wont run on alternator alone. Bad battery or bad alternator how to tell the difference brief version auto information series duration. Robert diy 3111710 views.
Since the car ultimately always starts back after dieing it would not seem that it is an alternator problem as the battery is being charged enough to crank over the engine.