charge light in the dashboard

luminous951 · Post by **luminous951** » April 3rd, 2006, 8:14 pm

hello, i am a total noob to this board, and i hope to learn more about my car as i frequent this site.

anyways, i have a question. the charge light keeps turning on when i brake, press on the gas, or when i turn on any of the headlights (even signal lights). i had changed my battery, altinator, and engine within the past month, and i am not sure what the problem is. its the 95 model, and was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to fix it. thanks.

*edit* another problem has occured thats new to me (i had just taken it out for a 10 minute driive) now, the charge light stays on, and when i even barely tap the brakes, the speedometer and rpm gauge looks dead, until i let off the brakes. also, when i brake, it feels as if my car is going to die or something.

also, i am totally car illiterate, so try to keep that in mind.

Fergy_97 · Post by **Fergy_97** » April 3rd, 2006, 9:14 pm

Same thing just put my car out of action for about a week, I stopped at an intersection and my gauges and music turned off, turned out it's a missing belt.

Grants · Post by **Grants** » April 3rd, 2006, 9:15 pm

Its gotta be the alternator. Take it back to the people who changed it for you.

Jacbs2007 · Post by **Jacbs2007** » April 4th, 2006, 12:41 am

I've got the same problems but my cars performance isn't affected. she still runs. I changed the battery, do you think it could be the alternator? if it was wouldn't my battery drain eventually? because it's been doing this for months yet my battery always has enough juice to start up and run?

lowflyinmx3 · Post by **lowflyinmx3** » April 5th, 2006, 4:37 am

it is probably your alternator. most of what is sold now a days are all remanufactured. but before you go and get a new one or anything just give a tug on you battery cables to make sure they're tight. you wouldn't believe how much this happens.