Problem after my starting car??
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Problem after my starting car??
Haven't started my car in a couple of weeks so I thought I would start it today. After starting the car, I noticed the dome light was going from bright to dim and back to bright and so on. Idling pretty roughly too, just passed 58,000 miles.
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have you tried to monitor your voltage on the IC?
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the reason the idle is rough is because your car is trying to increase to rpm's to get the alternator to produce more current... i'm certain we have the exact same problem... i noticed this almost a year ago, but it was intermittent and only affected my exterior driving lights... recently it started affecting my interior lights and occasionally my electrical consumers will shut off while driving...
have you tried to monitor your voltage on the IC?
have you tried to monitor your voltage on the IC?
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I have not replaced the unit yet, I have a spare vehicle that I am driving for the time being until I get the time to focus on getting the alternator replaced. I have seen them range frmo 300-600 when doing a google search. You may want to test the voltage at both batteries after letting the vehicle sit overnight. My batteries test good, only thing left is the alternator or BCM...
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I have not replaced the unit yet, I have a spare vehicle that I am driving for the time being until I get the time to focus on getting the alternator replaced. I have seen them range frmo 300-600 when doing a google search. You may want to test the voltage at both batteries after letting the vehicle sit overnight. My batteries test good, only thing left is the alternator or BCM...
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Your bat is probably low and needs to be driven for a few miles to charge up.
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Before you get a new alternator I would drive the car for a bit.You said the car sat for a few weeks right?this cold weather will put a hurting on your bat and if you are not driving it you should put a tricle charger on it.
Your bat is probably low and needs to be driven for a few miles to charge up.
Your bat is probably low and needs to be driven for a few miles to charge up.