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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Malibu / July 20062001 Malibu Battery Light
Here's the run down of the situation: 1. Car didn't start - Jumped it and it went 10-12 miles and died at idle 2. Replaced battery and eventually had to replace positive cables because they were badly corroded (sp?). 3. Car ran, but battery light came on. 4. Took it to Autozone, whose absent minded (didn't appear to know what he was doing) clerk "tested" the alternator and said there was no charge/voltage coming out of it. 5. Purchased a rebuilt alternator and put it on - battery light still comes on. Any ideas/suggestions? Thing maybe the alternator (rebuilt) could be faulty - but that's a small chance. With the rebuilt alternator on, and the car running, I disconected the negative terminal and the engine died. maybe the idiot light is stuck on, maybe try unhooking the battery for 10-12 minutes and seeing what happens, I really don't know, I know that trick works for the cel. > Here's the run down of the situation: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > small chance. With the rebuilt alternator on, and the car running, I > disconected the negative terminal and the engine died. > Here's the run down of the situation: > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > small chance. With the rebuilt alternator on, and the car running, I > disconected the negative terminal and the engine died. Well, conventional wisdom says that the result you got from that test says the alternator is bad. I will have to say that I have gotten more than one bad rebuilt alternator over the years, so it's entirely possible that you got a bad one. It's also possible (although less likely) that there is a control circuit problem elsewhere.  SignatureCy Welch 89 Camaro RS 5.0 TBI 98 Passport 03 Malibu For anyone who is interested here was the result of the problem: The morning after I installed the new (rebuilt) alternator my girlfriend's mother took the car to a mechanic (the car belongs to my girlfriend) against my requests to let me have another crack at solving the problem. It was a simple solution, as the wire that runs from the alternator to the battery became disconnected at the point where it connects to the battery. Does it connect to the battery via a connection through the fuse box (when I was removing the old positive cables I did not notice a wire that connected to the positive cable at the point where it bolts to the fuse box)? |
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