Battery light on but not all the time.

Asked by Wesley Jan 17, 2017 at 08:27 PM about the 1997 Honda Civic EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello, so I've been having this problem for
a while now. I can't recall when the
problem started. Basically my car will start
perfectly fine and drive fine also. I have a
aftermarket stereo in my car that my uncle
installed for me. The battery problem may
have started after he installed the stereo. I
did realize that there was a bare wire once I
took the stereo out of the car, but I took
out the aftermarket stereo and wire
harness and hooked up the original stereo
and drove on it for a few days and the
battery light still comes on. When I'm
driving there isn't a light at all but once I
come to a stop it slowly starts to dim. If I
roll down my window it gets brighter. When
I turn my head lights on the light turns on
also. I also found something weird out. If I
turn my stereo up loud it gets brighter
when bass hits then dim when there's no
bass. If anyone knows what the problem is
or what I should do to trouble shoot it then
that would be awesome.

3 Answers

34,785

Check the v belt on alternator to make sure it's good and tight If checks out ok, have the charging system checked at ur local auto parts store

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38,995

sounds like that Alt. is on it's way out , Your battery's not going dead is it ? Charge the battery if you replace the Alt. remove neg. cable of course . There may be a wing bolt to set the tension on the belt , Tighten by hand and go around one more time with wrench .these teeny parts don't need a lot of torque .

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