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Battery light going on and off

  • 05-10-2015 1:37pm
    #1
    MrTom1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭


    Any thoughts on the above Battery light going on and off, its 2000 Daihatsu Terios recently serviced for NCT - Also driving yesterday and it made a few jerks and then "check engine" light came on?


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    It could be your alternator failing, very hard to guess given what you've said. Any other symptoms? What engine is in it?


  • #3
    MrTom1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭MrTom1


    Was thinking that going by Google search , it's 1.3L terios jeep , It drive grand but battery light keeps flicking on and off , then I was driving it and it jerk as if it drop a gear and check engine light came on then I put my foot down on the gas and it went back to normal again , it's just the battery light coming on and off has me thinking alternator maybe on its way out , if I brought to a garage would a computer pick that up


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Any independent garage will be able to diagnose it.


  • #5
    MrTom1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭MrTom1


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Any independent garage will be able to diagnose it.

    cool will have to have a look at it


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