# My Alternator Light is on **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 24, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090 "2022-01-24T18:22:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/1 "2022-01-24T18:22:17Z")
![Alternator Light](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/e/3e8a0f8de9ee90e462e72dd62d02fe247f373964.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![fleetmanager](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fleetmanager/32/24111_2.png) [@fleetmanager](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fleetmanager)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/2 "2022-01-24T18:24:12Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/f/6f63e01149582c531fd7f7dca3f2685749f74b8c.jpeg) Try one of these. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/3 "2022-01-24T18:48:28Z")
Reset and try again. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/4 "2022-01-24T19:46:11Z")
That is not a light - that is your Warp Drive. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/5 "2022-01-24T20:15:30Z")
the Flux Capacitor caused it to overheat. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/6 "2022-01-24T20:21:09Z")
> [@weekend-warrior](#): > > the Flux Capacitor caused it to overheat. Agree. > [@VOLVO-V70](#): > > that is your Warp Drive. Caused by warp drive. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/7 "2022-01-24T22:06:51Z")
That’s what happens when you don’t use OEM dilithium crystals! ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/8 "2022-01-24T22:10:05Z")
Should be charging…something…a lot! ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/9 "2022-01-25T05:27:49Z")
Don’t you recognize a “hosey-what-you-call-it,” it’s used to recharge a Dyson Sphere when the Sun is running low… ![Dyson Sphere](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/0/20b50eefaee5107527e75a87b349efff3b66df25.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/10 "2022-01-25T12:52:57Z")
alright, who pushed the DeLorean to 89 miles an hour?? ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/11 "2022-01-25T13:18:17Z")
> [@pyrolord314](#): > > alright, who pushed the DeLorean to 89 miles an hour?? === Wasn’t me === ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/12 "2022-01-25T22:07:59Z")
> [@pyrolord314](#): > > alright, who pushed the DeLorean to 89 miles an hour?? something tells me battery volts are probably around 89 as well… 🤣 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![knocksensor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@knocksensor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knocksensor)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/13 "2022-01-27T00:47:06Z")
Drive it into your nearest lake, pond, manure pit, river, sewer treatment center, ect. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/14 "2022-01-27T04:07:08Z")
Time to get the marshmallows and make some somores! ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/15 "2022-01-27T05:08:26Z")
Top Gear when Jeremy got a “warning light” from the Lancia he was racing ![Lanciafire](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/5/d56f674baec2d3a3fd834de78fcd253e087ae7ac.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![joehorst\_173573](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@joehorst\_173573](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joehorst_173573)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-alternator-light-is-on/182090/16 "2022-01-29T23:21:49Z")
90% of the time you have to replace the alternator!!!