jcopin

on the way home tonight i noticed my volt gague seemed low while doing a steady 70 on the parkway.

like halfway between middle and 0

maybe my stereo killed it? i just replaced the battery like a month ago

so i checked on my nav unit and it showed voltage at 10.9 .. i was like omg...

when i shut the car off it jumped to 11.9

any theories?

Mach

That is not right man. I would have it checked out today. If it dies off completly you may get more than you bargined for. Lotsa weird stuff happens.

Good Luck!

jcopin

im thinking the battery i got was defective..

on the way to work the voltage kept dropping.. hit 10 and everything shut off.. but the car still ran

guess il get a jump and have both tested..

any ideas?

frdtch05gt

Check to make sure it is charging. Use a voltmeter on the battery with the car running to check it. It very well could be the alternator. A friend of mine had the alternator go bad, it over-charged the electrical system, fried the battery and the pcm.

slipnotovk

bad batteries do happen. i would def get a volt meter on that thing and check it before it results in any other damage.

robair

Couldn't you just check the alternator by disconnecting the battery while the car is running and see if the engine keeps running?

jcopin

so i had the battery tested..good..

so i bought a alternator there for 285..ugh ..but the good thing is it took all of 20 minutes to remove the old and install the new one.. runs great now lol

theedge67

Sure, if you want to burn out all your lights and fry all of your electronics.