Battery light on

Asked by GuruLX1T Apr 15, 2017 at 05:08 AM about the 2006 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Jay answered 7 years ago

get battery and altenator tested at nearest auto part store such as autozone. a bad battery will make battery light come on.also sometimes a bad battery will make altenator work alot harder causing altenator to go bad as well.

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GuruVM8QR answered 5 years ago

I just had the same problem with my truck, and what it was -- is a bad regulator in the alternator.

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