if you replace the battery on a 2007 pontiac torrent and still get a charge the battery charging system could it be the alternator

Asked by chwright731 Sep 26, 2016 at 09:28 PM about the 2007 Pontiac Torrent Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the car started running funny the other night lights dim, hard to turn and basically cut off. battery wouldn't charge so I got a new one. still seeing the battery symbol and getting a message saying check the battery charging system. now they tell me i need an alternator. so i need a new battery and an alternator

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Yes, check it,by cranking car up,then remove one of the cable,s on the battery while it is running,if it cut,s off it will be a bad alternator.

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IF YOU REMOVE BATTERY CABLE WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING YOU WILL DEFINATLY BE BUYING AN ALTERNATOR AND POSSIBLY AN ECM. SOUNDS LIKE BAD ALTERNATOR.

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I must disagree with that last statement. My 08 torrent was doing the same thing. So I took the alternator off and had it checked. It was good. Try this before removing anything. Take a contenuity tester hook to your power wire on the alternator and check power at positive battery post if nothing check at starter. If power there take off positive cable there and clean real good

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I had the same issue i put new alternator and battery in put the multimeter on the battery when vehicle is off it read 12.5 volts and when i started it it read 12.5 volts so i checked the starter everything looked fine i checked to see if this vehicle has a voltage regulator but i'm guessing its built into the alternator because i don't see it in any of the fuses i checked the plug on the back of the alternator with a test light by putting it into the connector and it did not light up and put it into the port where the connector goes into and it did not light up either any ideas will help thanks

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If my 2006 remote will start my car the but my locks will not open I have start it and the same time and push the buttons to unlock it is my battery going bad

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Try not being able to even start you're car... that's a bad day mine us grinding and doing everything stated in this original post.

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