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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:02 AM
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Christmas Tree Dash?? ...WTF

I started my car yesterday and I got the same lights that come on when the battery is low or dead on the car but the oddd thing is I did a voltage check and cold cranking amps were fine.

I recall reading something about this on here a while back. Can anyone please shed some light on this of me, any insight is greatly appreciated

car is out of warranty
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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Any corrosion on the terminal?
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:19 AM
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Loose terminal cable?
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Bad battery cell
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 06:45 PM
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Terminals are not corroded, and battery is fine, tested CCA and voltage...alternator is fine as well
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Bad battery cell
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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When it comes to batteries I do not really try to save money on those ... if battery sucks it is matter of the time when something else will go wrong ... therefore, try replacing the battery and see what happens.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 10:45 PM
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It's worth trying another battery. If it is out of warranty, it could go out at any time.
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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1000% not the battery guys

Dealer just called and its the speed sensor
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
Bad battery cell
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Originally Posted by rl015
When it comes to batteries I do not really try to save money on those ... if battery sucks it is matter of the time when something else will go wrong ... therefore, try replacing the battery and see what happens.
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It's worth trying another battery. If it is out of warranty, it could go out at any time.

Not the battery
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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This time it was not but usually it is on the newer Acuras. And usually it's specifically a bad battery cell.

Speed sensors don't usually go out that soon.
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