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Charging system failure

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dsnelson23
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Jun 10, 2015, 6:20 AM

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2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. 3.8L w/130,000 miles. First the warning light "Charging system failure" came on and then I cleaned the battery nodes and it went off. After about a week, the light came back on. Also this time, the seatbelt light was going off even though the seatbelt was buckled and the AC was surging while it ran. My thoughts were the alternator or computer system. Any suggestions on what it is would be great.


Discretesignals
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Jun 10, 2015, 6:41 AM

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What is the voltage at the battery terminals with the engine idling and at 1500 rpm?





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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 10, 2015, 6:41 AM

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You need to check a list of things out. Source of the problem as easy as a very stretched belt, burnt up alternator inside can fail, wire to it fail, connections especially at battery are hidden eyelets under hard plastic/rubber hide corrosion right there somewhat routine.


Know that charging system works at all within voltage limits. Rare but if it goes way over voltage anything can fail.
Use a dang memory saver for your battery when disconnecting it or car loses info on how to run for a while never mind any preset things you may have programed. Codes get lost and defaults to as if the car was new for setting on how it runs.
Test out alternator, battery on or off car with either, cleaned up connections everywhere.


Need actually common tools, DVOM, plain voltmeter, test light and dialectic grease real good to use and isolate what the cause is,


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dsnelson23
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Jun 10, 2015, 7:14 AM

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Thank you for suggestions. Unfortunately, I am now on my way to work so I will have to try later.





 
 
 






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