08 Ford Taurus Check Charging System

Asked by Ron Dec 22, 2018 at 10:12 AM about the 2008 Ford Taurus SEL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I've recently replaced the alternator and battery in
my car and the battery light continues to come on
and stay on. A mechanic told me that the new
alternator could be bad also but not for certain.

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texastone answered 4 years ago

If your battery light is on, and it's not the alternator or the battery, Then you will have to go through these steps. It's either a break in an orange/blue wire coming from the connector that connects to the alternator regulator, which runs to the ECM, or you need a new ECM. Mine was the ECM. Good Luck!

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