my nieces car is having charging issues, shes tells me she had the battery and alternator replaced and it is still causing her problems . what could be causing this

Asked by jazzy77 Mar 09, 2014 at 06:28 PM about the 1985 Buick Regal Limited Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

alternator and battery has been replaced. cables are good and alternator was double checked
under a load.

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Mike answered 10 years ago

First question is how old are the battery cables? If they are more than 5 years old, I would change them anyway. They can fail internally, and good 1 gauge cables are not that expensive. After that, I would have the charging system checked in the car. There could well be a faulty voltage regulator.

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VVG answered 10 years ago

@tennisshoes - there was NEVER any ECM controlled alternator in any 198ties and 199ties Buick

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