2002 Buick Rendezvous Message Center "Battery" al

80,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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Dear 2CarPros
Background:
This Buick Rendevous has an intermittant "Battery" message center alert.
Charging system is fine, 14+ volts always whether alert is present or not. 125 Amp alt output, new regulator installed just in case, commutator and all internals are great.
Battery passes load test, replaced with another good spare to eliminate batt as culprit.
Suspect BCM as interior lights have developed eratic "Bad Ground" type flickering behaviour at same time as message center alert began.

Question:
Where does the componnent locator place the Body Control Module ?
Is there a notorious ground point... behind dash, other ??
Could headlight switch (related to interior lights) cause this message center erratic behavoiur ??

Searching for clues.

Thanks for any learned advice
Best
Peter
May 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM
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BMRFIXIT
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use a scanner tool and check for BCM and IPC codes

check fuses and relays



BCM very common failure
May 5, 2010 at 11:23 PM
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