I just changed my battery and replaced the starter on my 04 pontiac sunfire. now the battery light is on and the panel lights are dim. dome light is good and headlights are good. radio works. car starts great
Sounds like your alternator. if you have a multimeter then turn on your car and turn your headlights on/ac and heater fan on high/wipers on and blinkers on. once they are all on hook the meter to the battery and if it reads less then 14 volts then the alt is bad. or you can just take it to a shop and have it tested.
yes it could still be the problem but it requires testing. just because they are strong doesnt mean they will stay strong for along time. alot of alternators are going bad but are ran for a long time but you might not notice especially if you dont use alot of the power stuff. i would check it first though and go from there.
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this ismy daughters car and I just went out to see what was actually going on. The car starts great. Once you turn on the lights then a battery looking light on the lower right side of the panel comes on and the instrument panel lights are very dim. the headlights and dome lights are strong. headlights do not dim when the car is put into gear. would it still be the altenator?
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