1999 Mitsubishi Montero Dash lights

1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO

138,000 MILES

TIM CONE

MEMBER
3 POSTS

Why do my battery light and brake light keep flashing off and on, on my dash? And when I open my door with the keys out of the ignition, the doom light flashes of and on and my door chime dings off and on and outside lights flash off and on, when the battery and brake light flashes on the dash it keeps kicking off my rear window defogger?
Please and thank you,
Tim

Nov 11, 2013 at 3:46 PM

SATURNTECH9

✓ASE Certified Mechanic
30,869 POSTS

Have you checked and see if your alternator is bad?

Nov 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM

TIM CONE

MEMBER
3 POSTS

Thank you, I will have the alternator checked, but you don't think it's an electrical problem????
Thanks again,
Tim

Nov 11, 2013 at 4:34 PM

SATURNTECH9

✓ASE Certified Mechanic
30,869 POSTS

With the battery light coming on first thing I check is alternator unstable/low voltage causesncomouters to act crazy which control a lot On the car.

Nov 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM

TIM CONE

MEMBER
3 POSTS

Thank you so much, I just had the alternator tested and it's was only pulling 10 amps, the computer was reading, so I bought a new one!!!
Thanks again for your advice, it's nice to have a helping hand like yours out there!!
Sincerely ,
Tim

Nov 11, 2013 at 5:46 PM

SATURNTECH9

✓ASE Certified Mechanic
30,869 POSTS

Your welcome only putting out 10 amps isn't good hlad I could help out.

Nov 11, 2013 at 5:52 PM

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