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2003 tribute stalls; battery light on

Old Aug 12, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Exclamation 2003 tribute stalls; battery light on

I have a 2003 Mazda Tribute ES and have been having issues for about 2 weeks with my car randomly stalling while driving but eventually starting again...I got a new battery but the problem got worse. Today I changed the fuel pump and that made no difference.

The battery light is on while the car is running but as I said I just put in a new battery. The alternator was replaced a year ago, August 2011.

ANY ideas?
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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If the battery light is on then theres a problem with the charging system or it wouldnt be on. Just because the alternator was changed a year ago doesnt mean its good. I've seen new parts fail.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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Ditto with checking the alternator and its wiring, a faulty alternator could be feeding the entire system with AC voltage screwing up the ECU's inputs and outputs leading to the stalling.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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That needs taken in and have them check the charging. They will probably do that for free at some places to see whats wrong.
 
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