Battery Light comes on and goes off in about 5 minutes

Asked by sjcquantico Jul 01, 2018 at 05:23 PM about the 2007 Ford Taurus SEL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have had a new coil pack and new battery installed and now the battery light
comes on when I drive about 10 minutes and goes off in about 5 minutes. Why?

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Most of the time when battery light comes on it is the alternator going bad.

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