Hello, that is absolutely the incorrect way to disconnect a power source on a vehicle, I agree with you, I have no idea why he would not unhook the negative first and leave it unhooked. Then disconnect the Alternator positive post. Have you done through all the fuses in the vehicle? Did he leave both positive and negative cables hooked up to the battery while replacing the Alternator? I will look up the wiring diagrams for your vehicle and see which circuits could have been affected. But I wouldn't go to him again, and really if there is damage to any modules, he is responsible.
I remember this vehicle's charging issues from last month.
There is a fuse (Fuse 35 10amp) in the rear fuse panel that goes to the Intelligent Battery Sensor (current sensor) which communicates on a Lin Bus network to other modules. These sensors are extremely fragile. And most of them have a bolt on them that is a onetime use, but doesn't need to be disconnected because it's not the hold down bolt for the battery post,
But if you saw sparks flying while this guy was changing the Alternator, that's not good. Now you have starting issues. Does the Check Engine Light come on if you turn the key to just the on (run) position? Engine not running.
It sounds like something is going on with the security system. A start and then 2 second stall might be the security system not allowing access.
Which connector did he unplug from the fuse panel? Was it just a main thick battery cable bolted on, or was it a plug in connector type?
Was this the cable circled in the 2nd diagram?
Ok I found the Front Power Distribution panel with the main Battery positive cable running to it. The only issue here is that this is not the only place this positive cable is hooked up to, you'll notice on the 4th wiring diagram that positive battery cable runs to the rear power bus bar as well. So, he shorted out the main battery cable, not knowing it runs to another power distribution center in the rear of the vehicle. So, we need to figure out what is shutting down the PCM.
The 5th diagram is the Security System operation and I'm thinking about that Battery current sensor, and if it is possibly damaged due to the electrical arcing. The battery current sensor communicates on a Lin Bus network which is also the network that the Keyless Ignition system node communicates on to other important modules, BCM, PCM, IPC, and if the battery sensor happens to be pulling that network down, essentially shorting it to Ground because it's on the negative battery post. It would prevent a lot of things from functioning properly. This is just a hypothesis, since I'm not at the vehicle. But seeing if the vehicle is losing its Fuel Injector pulse after start up, would point to an issue like that. With the PCM shutting down the injectors.
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Friday, May 12th, 2023 AT 3:47 PM