# 2008 Hyundai Veracruz - Dead battery and lights **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775 "2020-09-09T20:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![michaelmahon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@michaelmahon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaelmahon)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775/1 "2020-09-09T20:11:43Z")
car died battery light and all lights came on ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775/2 "2020-09-09T22:13:45Z")
My top of the head guess would be that your alternator failed. Granted, it could also be a broken serpentine belt or something else altogether. I’m going to make another guess and say it won’t start now. A mechanic who has access to the vehicle can tell you for sure. ---
**Author:** ![michaelmahon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@michaelmahon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaelmahon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775/3 "2020-09-10T03:57:45Z")
hi dave i took my 2008 hyundai veracruz into garage for a oil change,picked up the car and headed home 20 minutes as i got to my street all the lights and battery light came on and the car stalled,i contacted the garage and the mechanic said its must be your alternator so i charged the battery and the started car ,it ran fine but to be safe i turned it off and looked at checking the alternator there are 2 fuses on the positive terminals,was wondering if that could be the problem before i have the alternator changed appreciate your help thanks mike ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775/4 "2020-09-10T10:55:31Z")
Most auto parts stores will check your alternator for free. Could also be corroded connections on the battery and/or ground. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775/5 "2020-09-10T17:52:29Z")
Hi, Mike. I’m not a mechanic so take this with a _big_ grain of salt. Anyway, AFAIK it’s unlikely your problem is caused by a blown fuse. Among other things, if your luck is anything like mine and the issue could be either a $5 fuse or a $300 alternator, which do you think it will be? Besides, a fuse doesn’t blow because you have a “bad fuse,” it blows because there’s a problem somewhere else in the circuit. So even if it _were_ the fuse it would only be a symptom, not the real trouble. A good mechanic will do tests to diagnose your problem and proceed from there. Best of luck. ---
**Author:** ![michaelmahon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@michaelmahon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaelmahon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-veracruz-dead-battery-and-lights/169775/6 "2020-09-10T21:25:23Z")
thank you so much i will keep in touch and let you know how it plays out regards mike