2001 Pontiac Bonneville battery won't stay charged

2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
17,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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is it the alternator going bad when the battery will not hold a charge for very long?
Oct 7, 2009 at 10:36 AM
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Welcome to the forum, possibilities, faulty battery--faulty alternator-- faulty wiring circuits. Have the charging sysyem checked. Use a digitalvoltmeter take a reading across the battery posts, everything turned off. Take a second reading across the posts, engine running, the second reading should be higher than the first, if the alternator and circuits are good. 12.6 volts is considered a full charged battery, engine off, running, should be about a volt higher.
Oct 7, 2009 at 10:47 AM