Charge System Fault??? flashed me
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Le Mans Master
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From: Dallas/Grand Prairie Texas
Charge System Fault??? flashed me
Yesterday, last night I get it and start it like normal, but it hesitates and then cranks over......kind of strange. 
DIC flashes "Charge System Fault".......no codes, hasn't happened since and is starting up just fine ever since??
What's the deal, should I be expecting something bad to happen?
DIC flashes "Charge System Fault".......no codes, hasn't happened since and is starting up just fine ever since??
What's the deal, should I be expecting something bad to happen?
Racer
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I get that flash sometimes too.
I had a battery go bad after 6 months. Dealer dropped in a new one. Been fine for the last the 3 months. EXCEPT, I have seen that fault message 2-3 times since. Same line from my dealer 'nothing to worry about'
I had a battery go bad after 6 months. Dealer dropped in a new one. Been fine for the last the 3 months. EXCEPT, I have seen that fault message 2-3 times since. Same line from my dealer 'nothing to worry about'
Last edited by 35thAnivSS; Apr 25, 2005 at 09:43 AM.
Drifting
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I have had this happen 2 or 3 times when it is super hot outside and when the AC is pumping right after I turn on the car. I have read that it is most common on very hot days as the alternator isn't keeping up when the car is first turned over. Happened about 2 years ago the very first time. I know this isn't too much help, but so far nothing bad has happened electronically <knock on wood>
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Le Mans Master
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Well, the battery is only about 9 months old. It's an AC Delco with a 6 year warrenty. 
It was cool out, about 70 degrees in the evening.
It hasn't done it since and I've never seen it before???
From reading all the threads on this forum about batteries and electrical issues
, it seems to me that the battery in these vettes aren't worth crap!!
It was cool out, about 70 degrees in the evening.
It hasn't done it since and I've never seen it before???
From reading all the threads on this forum about batteries and electrical issues
, it seems to me that the battery in these vettes aren't worth crap!!
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Ive seen this on STuzVette...
...after changing out my alternator Either the connector was not on
or the connector was loose...
...The Battery wasnt changed out...but the issue went away when the connector was right...
...after changing out my alternator Either the connector was not on
or the connector was loose...
...The Battery wasnt changed out...but the issue went away when the connector was right...
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I get the "Charge System Fault" often and yes no DIC codes with it. 
I had the original battery changed - Still received the message
A few weeks later the dealer changed the alternator - Still received the message
About 2 months ago I put an Optima red top in - Still receive the message
So all in all I’ve never found an answer. I tell the dealer about the message every time I take the Vette in. Rather it be for a problem or an oil change.
They say there is no problem but I think it is
Good info in this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...84&forum_id=49, but still no fix
I had the original battery changed - Still received the message
A few weeks later the dealer changed the alternator - Still received the message
About 2 months ago I put an Optima red top in - Still receive the message
So all in all I’ve never found an answer. I tell the dealer about the message every time I take the Vette in. Rather it be for a problem or an oil change.
They say there is no problem but I think it is
Good info in this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...84&forum_id=49, but still no fix
Last edited by yellowvette837; Apr 28, 2005 at 04:54 PM.