Battery red light on - battery not charging

Asked by Sep 12, 2016 at 01:07 PM about the 2003 BMW X5 3.0i

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I own a 2003 X5, 3.0 l. Yesterday I drove to the store (4 miles from home)
and after getting back into the vehicle it would not start. I jump-started it
and after getting back home I noticed the red battery light stated on after
turning the engine off - and the engine would not start again. I checked the
accessory belts and they look fine, so I think the alternator's bad.  My
batery is over 6 years old.  Is it possible that the battery is bad and will not
charge?

3 Answers
1,495

answered 10 months ago

I bet it's your alternator. If you still think your battery might be bad, you can bring it to Autozone and they will load test it for free.

answered 10 months ago

Thank-you apbimmer9i, I'll take the battery to Autozone, it may be I have to replace both the batt and the alt.

1,495

answered 10 months ago

It's definitely possible that both are bad. Good luck!

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