The battery light came on while driving

Asked by randyknuckles Nov 28, 2014 at 03:46 PM about the 2003 Saturn VUE V6 AWD

Question type: General

I was on my way to the corner store the battery light came on just as I parked I ran into the store and when I tried starting it at first it wouldn't turn over, then it turned over put every time I put it into drive the gas would sputter the steering wheel would not turn and the truck turned off

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Have you noticed your lights getting dim at night? If you have then it may very well be your alternator

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No my lights were not getting dim at all and I was just driving and the battery light and the light with a car and a wrench came on at the same time

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The same thing happened to me I don't know if it's the battery or alternator?

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I had same problem replaced battery and battery lite still on must be the alternator

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I had the same problem but when I filled the radiator over flow the battery light went off and hasn't come on again.

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