I had the same problem. First, from underneath the car, find the wires that connect to the
alternator (two wires with a quick connect that attach to the alternator). When you turn the
ignition switch on, you should have a 12 VDC on one of them. If you don't, the controller
inside the alternator does not get ''excited'' so it does not send the message to the
alternator to start charging. Mine had 9VDC if I remember. I can't say if the problem is
from the cumputer cause I don't have the expertise to diagnosed it but what I did was to
bring a 12VDC straight from the battery to the alternator and started the car. The
alternator started charging right away. Normaly, you should get between 13.8 and 14.8
VDC (on battery terminal or on the voltmeter inside the car) when the alternator is
functionning correctly. Since that fixed the problem, I installed a different wire that gets
''energized with 12 VDC) when you turn the switch on. It was supposed to be a tempory
fix but it's been like this for 6 months a solved my problem. Hope I was clear enough.
Good luck. Denis
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