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2002 Suzuki Esteem Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Alternator, Radio.
Mileage: 220,000 miles.

Asked on December 28, 2012

Suzuki Esteem Battery Problem

Ok here is the low down i will gladly donate i promis. if i can get a soluation, my wife drives this car for a living and it has been a great. but last week the radio started to blink SYS and then would shut off and then clock and pre-sets would reset, but drove just fine, after a week the Battery light came on and then on the way to geat it tested it completly died on me , so i replaced the battery which was under warrenty put in feb of 2011, now new then tested the system and the alternator was bad, which i installed in june of 2012, so i came home and changed out the alternator and to day it ran great but by the end of the day the radio was displaying SYS again...what should i do the only thing i can think of would be to replace the terminals on the post of the battery . but i did clean them up real good tho ... what do you think??
Avatar Asked by jacobberger

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Replied on December 28, 2012

what is the voltage at the battery with the engine running??

new or used alternator

Roy

Tiny Answered by ASEMaster6371 (expert)
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