Mark.M.E60

- YYZ I was told 14.7 is a little high. it drains over the space of 2 - 8 hours. we believed the alternator was fried. Not charging. Since replacing that we now this that the bad alternator fried the battery ?

- John thanks for that! I’ll have a look this afternoon. I cannot remember the old alternators measurements unfortunately. But after inspecting the parts that were referb’d. I noticed there were some warn bits and abit if burn marks. in terms of the voltage reading. 14.7V is the average as it fluctuates between 14.2V and sometimes 14.9V current/draw readings come directly from the OBDII port via a HUD were currently looking at getting the battery replaced. As we fell the old alternator had killed it. I’ll get into doing a drain test. Thanks for the advice. also had herd about the Bluetooth causing it to drain.

Hey all, currently trying to sort out my dads dodge. specs; 2017 Dodge Journey V6 issues; - battery drains when not in use. - alternator was burnt out. (Replaced) - drawing high voltage 14.7(ish) Volts when idling. - Car will die mid drive (happened twice so far) seems to be a major power drain somewhere. But it doesn’t explain why it’s pulling high voltage. we’ve had the the car checked over at a mechanic. They thought the issue was the alternator. Had it refurbished (parts had shown high wear) still the issue persists. Next step is to buy a new battery (old battery was only 8 months old.) would I be correct to assume that the voltage regulator has gone bad? Do these cars even have a voltage regulator?? any help would be highly appreciated!!!!