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SUVs Chevrolet Tracker Blinking interior lights AND headlights
Blinking interior lights AND headlights
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Last post on Oct 23, 2009 at 5:06 PM
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Chevrolet Tracker, Suzuki Vitara, SUV
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Re: Blinking, flicker interior dashboard lights and headlights [bill_colwell]
by palko
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Oct 14, 2009 (6:56 am)
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Replying to: bill_colwell (Jul 21, 2009 7:20 pm)
My 2004 chevy tracker has started to experience the same problems you describe. I put a digital and a multimeter on the battery while starting up cold and the headlights and dash lights and dome light started flickering until the vehicle came off fast idle. At idle these conditions didn't exist. As i wenr sown the road the flickering started again. It's not much flickering but it's there. Acceleration is fine. The digital meter shoed at no load 15.5-15.7 volts. With all the loads on the meter never went below 13.0 volts. To me the alternator and regulator are working. I even ran a test light from the alternator output to ground and it flicked as i rev'd the engine up in speed. Does this mean my regulator is going bad? My price for a rebuild is $165 plus tax. A new one is $471. (Pittsburgh,pa) I'd appreciate some guidance. Thanks..palko
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Re: Blinking, flicker interior dashboard lights and headlights [palko]
by palko
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Oct 20, 2009 (7:28 am)
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Replying to: palko (Oct 14, 2009 6:56 am)
This is a follow up reply to my oct. 14 message. I had installed a test light from the alternator output to ground. When I reved the engine , the test light began to flash. There was no doubt the alternator was causing the blinking lights. i replaced with a rebuilt alternator and the problem is solved. No more blinking headlights or dash lights.
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Re: Blinking, flicker interior dashboard lights and headlights [palko]
by bill_colwell
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Oct 23, 2009 (5:06 pm)
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Replying to: palko (Oct 20, 2009 7:28 am)
Palko,
Good to hear that it was the alternator/regulator combo that was causing the problem.
My decision to go with a new alternator verses a rebuilt was that in another posting in this forum on the same problem had issues with rebuilt alternators going bad in short notice (I hope you have better luck with your rebuilt alternator).
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