I have an intermittent problem on my 2008 zafira the battery warnung light stays on after starting and will not go out. after stopping the car for approx 5mins the lght then goes out as normal. this happens maybe once a week. I have put a meter across the battery with the engine running and the red light on. this shows 14 plus volts. any ideas

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Same problem on Buick Reatta and Riv's The most common problem lies in the connection at the battery, The large positive terminal often doesnt tighten up.to provide a good constant contact one thing I found is to use a longer bolt with lock washers. The flickering of the dash is associated with this anad there may be a loose connection behind the dash itself, The electronic dashes of that era were hypersensitive to changes in the current, Make sure that all of the connections at the battery are tight. Also did you check the alternator for proper operation?

SOURCE: Service Engine Soon Light - 2005 Mit. Lancer

theres a chance there is a short. try taking out the fuse for the light and putting it back in or replacing it all together

mike loshbough

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• Posted on Jan 26, 2009

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if the alternater light is not on the battery.probably has a bad cell

SOURCE: My car turned on for about 30 secs then it turned off,wont start

try to take the ******** and try without it if it doesn't work try again after putting it back in

SOURCE: Voltmeter drops to 9 volts on Chev 454 P30 motorhome

this is eithere a loose positive cable from the altenator to the battery or the regulator in the altenator is about to fail. if you have not had any problems starting the vehicle then most likely its a loose connection between the gauge and the charginging circuit or the gauge is faulty. take a multimeter and test the charging votage at the altenator while the vehicle is running it should measure 13.5 volts and should not change more than .5 volts. if the voltage drops more than 1 volt the regulater is bad and the altenator needs to be replaced. if it is working fine then looke for a bad connection make sure all positive and ground cables are tight. if they are replace amp gauge