i was driving today when my battery light came on. does that mean i need to recharge or get a new battery?

 

try checking everything. it could be ur alternator. but check how long uve had that bettery for

 

if the car is still running ok i don't think it would be your battery it may be that its not wanting to recharge, aka bring jumper cables everywhere you go

 

i just bought the car 3 weeks ago. it just pop up today. the battery looks old though

 

wat year and make is ur car?

 

the cheap way to find out take another car battery out of your parents car plug it in. if the light goes off then its your battery go out and buy a new one. if the light does not go off then i would look deeper into it. do you do your own work?

 

2001. Yeah i should try to switch out the batter but im currently away from home so i can't really do anything beside asking for answers

 

that sucks. you with anybody?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by recaroem2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that sucks. you with anybody?</TD></TR></TABLE>

should ask those ur with or try and find someone from ht who lives where u are right now to look at.

 

go to autozone and have them hook it up to their machine. they usually charge it for you for free if your willing to wait around like 30 mins.

 

this morning i couldn't start the car. so I went and got a battery from autozone and it started. But the battery light is still on

 

possibly the alternator then..

 

did ask the guys from autozone to check it out?

 

ask AZ to check the alternator

 

the alternator is done. lets get something straight here folks.

if youre driving along and your battery light comes on, it does not mean you have a faulty or low charged battery. why? because when your engine is running, your battery isnt being used, the alternator is. The battery light is an indication of a charging system failure. Check your belt, check the tension, check the alternator connections. Have autozone or whatever do a charging system test. they will then tell you that your alternator is outputting less than 12v and it will need to be replaced.