charge light is on

Asked by GuruDW4JQ Aug 13, 2017 at 10:45 PM about the 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 96 oldsmobile ciera and had the alternator replaced and the battery is still not holding a charge.  I got this battery tested and it was fine.  what is the problem?

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DrakeDOT565 answered 6 years ago

Wiring harness, specifically anything in the cars electric grid. You van pull fuses until the problem no longer continues. 50 bucks at a decent mechance for an inspecton is what you need. Somewhere a wire is exposed and touching metal, so your battery is draining out into what we refer as a ground. Normal operations need a closed loop with no exposed copper touching non components like your batteries positive or negative terminals where it's bolted on.

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