99 Elantra Problem
Hello All,
I have a problem with my sister's 99 Elantra that I may need some help on. She is telling me that when she puts a current load on the car (radio, A/C with head) that her lights are periodically going out. She can then start the car and it won't go out again until she turns the lights, radio etc on again. She is bringing the car back now so that I can read the ODB code (She said the check engine light cam on but is now off), but I'm thinking that the alternator is on the way out. Anyone have any other ideas as to what it can be? The car has 73k miles on it. Thanks for your help in advance, Nick |
Re: 99 Elantra Problem
Followup on this issue..I took the ODB readout and it was saying a
P0562 "system voltage low". I google search suggests that it is a bad battery? Thanks, Nick On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:49:00 -0500, Nick <npolite@NOSPAMMONKEYShotmail.com> wrote: >Hello All, > > I have a problem with my sister's 99 Elantra that I may need >some help on. She is telling me that when she puts a current load on >the car (radio, A/C with head) that her lights are periodically going >out. She can then start the car and it won't go out again until she >turns the lights, radio etc on again. She is bringing the car back now >so that I can read the ODB code (She said the check engine light cam >on but is now off), but I'm thinking that the alternator is on the way >out. Anyone have any other ideas as to what it can be? The car has 73k >miles on it. > > >Thanks for your help in advance, > >Nick > |
Re: 99 Elantra Problem
I would take the battery to a local parts store..
they test them for free, and they are cheap and easy to replace.... stan@hirise.com "Nick" <npolite@NOSPAMMONKEYShotmail.com> wrote in message news:thop21186b266fbv2db8vpmdjvq5q4plbd@4ax.com... > Followup on this issue..I took the ODB readout and it was saying a > P0562 "system voltage low". I google search suggests that it is a bad > battery? > > Thanks, > Nick > > > On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:49:00 -0500, Nick > <npolite@NOSPAMMONKEYShotmail.com> wrote: > >>Hello All, >> >> I have a problem with my sister's 99 Elantra that I may need >>some help on. She is telling me that when she puts a current load on >>the car (radio, A/C with head) that her lights are periodically going >>out. She can then start the car and it won't go out again until she >>turns the lights, radio etc on again. She is bringing the car back now >>so that I can read the ODB code (She said the check engine light cam >>on but is now off), but I'm thinking that the alternator is on the way >>out. Anyone have any other ideas as to what it can be? The car has 73k >>miles on it. >> >> >>Thanks for your help in advance, >> >>Nick >> > |
Re: 99 Elantra Problem
Nick wrote:
> Followup on this issue..I took the ODB readout and it was saying a > P0562 "system voltage low". I google search suggests that it is a bad > battery? If the battery is more than three years old, that's a good bet. It could also indicate a failing alternator. Have the alternator and the battery checked. |
Re: 99 Elantra Problem
The alternator is the more likely problem, but it's possible that a faulty
or nearly dead battery can inhibit the alternator's ability to keep the proper voltage. Have them checked like the other posters suggest. |
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