2001 ford taurus battery light on. 2001 ford taurus alternator. 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. 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. 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 then charged the battery and detached the cables for the battery and the car died. Robert diy 3111710 views. Bad battery or bad alternator how to tell the difference brief version auto information series duration. 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 replaced the battery and had my alternator checked and was told it was charging fine. Asked by mrsttwashington86 feb 14 2015 at 1154 am about the 2000 ford taurus ses question type. 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. 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.
The check battery light keeps flickering on and off sometimes leading to the car dieing.