Battery indicator flashing intermittently, any ideas?
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Check both the battery voltage while car off and battery voltage while car running to see if your battery & alternator are good. Inspect the connections to the battery too while at it. Loose or corroded connectors can obviously create issues.
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Battery indicator flashing intermittently, any ideas?
Also check all your grounds and make sure they're tight and not corroded.
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I did a visual inspection of everything, an checked for corrosion on the terminals, nothing there. I'm guessing O'Riley's or Advance Auto can hook something up to the car to check the battery/alternator.
Have you guys heard of this where it wasn't the battery or alternator?
Have you guys heard of this where it wasn't the battery or alternator?
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Battery indicator flashing intermittently, any ideas?
Sometimes a visual inspection is not enough, I would take off every terminal at every ground point and battery and clean them all with a wire brush. Make sure the terminals are shiny where they make contact with the ground and tighten them all back down. I would also likely pull on each terminal to make sure the wire isn't loose from the terminal itself.
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Definitely good advice from thoiboi. If there's any grime on the battery posts or inside the connectors you can sand it off with a rough grit sandpaper. When reconnecting make sure everything is snug.
A voltmeter is enough for the basic diagnostic of battery/alternator but otherwise shops have battery testers.
A voltmeter is enough for the basic diagnostic of battery/alternator but otherwise shops have battery testers.
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I've heard it's about a $50 cable if bought OEM.
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Battery indicator flashing intermittently, any ideas?
Originally Posted by Will Y.
Feel along the positive battery cable behind the clamp for about two feet or so to see if it is corroding out beneath the cable sheathing. Several members have had that occur, and the clamps didn't appear to be corroded much in those cases.
I've heard it's about a $50 cable if bought OEM.
I've heard it's about a $50 cable if bought OEM.
I wouldn't buy OEM at that point and just get some good quality 0 AWG wire and replace it. ( similar to when people do the "Big 3 upgrade")
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Just got back from Advance, they hooked their OBD II reader up to it and here is what it said:
61-1 ABS
Battery Voltage
Malfunction
CURRENT
83-1 ABS
Engine Control
Module (ECM) /
Powertrain Control
Module (PCM)
Relation
Malfuction
CURRENT
The guy said he thought there was a relay going bad. ????
61-1 ABS
Battery Voltage
Malfunction
CURRENT
83-1 ABS
Engine Control
Module (ECM) /
Powertrain Control
Module (PCM)
Relation
Malfuction
CURRENT
The guy said he thought there was a relay going bad. ????
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Feel along the positive battery cable behind the clamp for about two feet or so to see if it is corroding out beneath the cable sheathing. Several members have had that occur, and the clamps didn't appear to be corroded much in those cases.
I've heard it's about a $50 cable if bought OEM.
I've heard it's about a $50 cable if bought OEM.
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If it's bad, replace the cable.
If it's copacetic, close the loom with tape.
I don't think you need to go further than halfway down the side of the battery on the lower end, and probably a few inches along the cable to the fuse box.
Last edited by Will Y.; 07-17-2015 at 11:34 AM.
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Just got back from Advance, they hooked their OBD II reader up to it and here is what it said:
61-1 ABS
Battery Voltage
Malfunction
CURRENT
83-1 ABS
Engine Control
Module (ECM) /
Powertrain Control
Module (PCM)
Relation
Malfuction
CURRENT
The guy said he thought there was a relay going bad. ????
61-1 ABS
Battery Voltage
Malfunction
CURRENT
83-1 ABS
Engine Control
Module (ECM) /
Powertrain Control
Module (PCM)
Relation
Malfuction
CURRENT
The guy said he thought there was a relay going bad. ????
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I don't buy it. Batteries can go bad like anything else. Manufacturing defects occur, "time" is never a good judge of proper functionality.
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Just to update this thread for those finding it in a search. The battery tested bad at Honda, but good at AutoZone. However, it was leaking acid a bit from the top, so they replaced it under warranty. When we took it out there was a large puddle of acid in the battery tray. I imagine that this will fix my intermittent charge light, but I'll update the thread if it doesn't.
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So you have been dealing with this for two months?
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Yes. Battery tested good, alternator tested good, so I was just going to wait until something failed and then I'd know the cause. But the battery light would only come on infrequently, and only when slowing down, never when accelerating. Seemed a bit weird to me, but all seems to be well now. The lesson is that even though a part can test "good", it could still be causing problems.
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