Overcharged Battery, Now Everythings F'ed Up

sway · 09-30-2004

Alright, cars been in the garage fer a week. First off, its a 95 talon tsi awd. What happened is the alternator/voltage regulator was overcharging the battery, so I just replaced the alternator. Crazy stuff was happening before I replaced the alternator, like windshield wipers going off, brake lights not working, etc. And now that the alternator is replaced, it's still going on. Could there be a short somewhere? Any help would be great!

Enes · 09-30-2004

Typical DSM stuff... its begun

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**JET** · 09-30-2004

It is a 99% chance that your alternator fuse is blown or has a bad connection. I have seen numerous cars act like they are possessed because of this. 2g's are especially bad.

sway · 10-01-2004

K, I replaced the alternator fuse and that took care of everything except the windshield wipers, they won't turn off. Could I have fried the switch or something?

**JET** · 10-01-2004

It is possible that the switch melted closed. Either that or another wire got hot and melted. Then it could be shorting out against that one.