Replaced alternator and battery and battery light still on

Asked by Jgarcia8901 May 11, 2018 at 11:34 AM about the 2011 Hyundai Accent GS Hatchback FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The battery light symbol lit up recently in
dashboard, I put in a new battery but it turned out
the alternator wasn’t charging the battery so I
replaced the alternator with a new one and I’m still
having the same problem. I’ve checked the fuses
and they appear to be fine ( haven’t checked the
relay fuses or the fusible links) before the battery
light came on the car was running fine but I bought
a new battery and i put in the connections wrong
because I was in a hurry, once I corrected the
problem the car wouldn’t start, I fried some fuses
but I replaced them. The car runs but it’s the battery
light that’s still on like I said I put in another battery
and alternator but same problem. Please help thank
you

2 Answers

I'm not an expert.....but ask a mechanic to "turn off" the light....and see if it comes back? Or.....just ask a mechanic to use "the readout thing" to see if that shows where the cause of the light is. Or...just ignore the light until the next smog check. How did I come up with the above strategies? Me and you and millions of other people have had the same problems with "the light"!!! JB

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You may have damaged the replacement alternator have it checked

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