Battery light came on while driving then it died .

Asked by Fatkid34 Jun 12, 2020 at 11:53 PM about the 2005 Ford Escape XLT AWD

Question type: General

Battery light came on while driving then it
died lost all instruments and gauges wouldn't
start again now it will start but runs rough
and battery light goes on and off. Please help
I don't want to fix the wrong thing and still
have issues thank you for any help.

2 Answers
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Guru9FSV8 answered 4 years ago

Need a charging system test. I can say you probably need a new battery after determining what is wrong and it is fixed so you don’t ruin new battery.

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brotherben answered 4 years ago

Check your connections to your battery and look for corrosion on the battery posts. If they're good, it's more likely the alternator, which most parts stores can test them.

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