Ok i have a 1997 base automatic lude and heres the thing

Somtimes when i get in the car and start it my Battery light and Brake light stay lit while im driving. Somtimes when i tap the cluster they go out and sometimes they dont. I was driving home tonight and noticed when they were on my lights were kinda dim (cluster) then like 15 min later they went off and it got bright again. Two min later they went back on.

I dont have the slighest clue what it could be that both the battery light and brake light would be on for???? and clue please help

And for anyone who asks i dont have any probs starting the car or anything no dead battery at all.

 

check the alternator. Also check to make sure all the battery cables are secured.

neil

 

how do i go about checkin the alternator???

and if that was the prob wouldnt i have probs like a dead battery? cause i havent

 

ttt ANYONE ELSE?

 

hey checked my system with a voltmeter and with the car idleing and having it hooked up to the battery the system was only show like 12.4-12.5 around that

 

Check your brake bulbs and make sure they are all secured and making good connection....how they're related to the battery I'm really not sure, but you can drive to AutoZone and they'll check your alternator for free.....you want to look at amperage output, not just volts.

Like onefastrx7turbo said, go over battery cables and motor grounds and make sure they're secure.

 

OK i will

i even asked a few mechanics at my work and had them look at the car and they said it was the alternator

 

the alternator should be putting out around 14v when the engine is running, any less and you rist weird electrical problems... like you have good luck

 

WELL ITS ONLY PUTTIN OUT AROUND LIKE 12V THATS IT WITH THE CAR RUNNING

im pretty sure its original with 200kplus miles on it so...

 

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take it out and bring it to shucks for testing. maybe the regulator is shotty.

 

its the alternator only if your headlights dimm at night while all thats happenin, but from what I see all you need to do is MAYBE take out your gauges and check the connection in the back, and yeh the connection on the battery (clean it with some sand paper) see if that helps.

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