2008 Ford Taurus Check charging system

Asked by Carla Sep 06, 2019 at 06:32 PM about the 2008 Ford Taurus SEL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2008 Ford Taurus with 125k on her. A
few days ago I got a check charging system
warning, however minutes later it turned off
and did not reappear for the rest of my 20
minute drive. About two days later the same
check charging system light is back, then my
ABS light comes on, they both turn off after
about 30 seconds and my am/fm radio turns
on. I took the car to advanced auto parts, the
battery is fine but not being charged. I
attached the printed results from advanced
auto parts. Anyone had this problem/ have
any ideas what to check for? I’m trying to
check all possible options before trying a
new alternator.

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Guru11LS1 answered 4 years ago

Mine has been doing the same thing, new battery and a new alternator within the last month and still a consistent issue. Please update if you figure it out.

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GuruNZ6T3 answered 4 years ago

I have a 2008 the same thing is happening.I just recently replaced the alternator the battery the bulbs in the ground cable in July it’s now October and I’m having the same problem again help

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Guru77675 answered 3 years ago

I have a 2003 taurus with the same problem .batt light and abs light .if I turn car off and bak on it goes off .then later comes bak on I tried to just ignore it to see amd it killed the batt .I jumped it and it ran fine .wats the deal

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DB0001 answered 3 years ago

I put a new alternator in my ‘05 Taurus about 6 months ago and no issues until about 3 weeks ago. Battery seems fine. Check charging system light comes on but goes off after about 5 minutes of run time and car runs fine and restarts fine after stops on trips. Then the issue comes up again a few days later and goes away relatively quickly. This has only happened three times and I drive the car daily. Could this just be a computer or sensor issue?

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