Battery Dash Light On & Off? Honda Electronic Load Detector Malfunction

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Yes sir I just buy I 09 Honda civic for good price and that was exactly problem I change number 10 is working good now thx for this video

What are the symptoms that let you know this may be the issue?

Okay I have replaced this fuse, the Alternator, Battery, Fuse under the dash, and cleaned up the ground and the light is still on. If anyone can help I'd appreciate it. 2003 Civic

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HELP WANTED, I got an si cluster and put it in my 99 EK hatch but my battery light is staying on at half brightness, with the key in the accessory position it lights up bright but once the car is started it loses half its brightness but stays on. everything works as it should. need some ideas as to what could be causing this. Batter light does not come on at all with original cluster.

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My 2015 Odyssey has the same problem. Sometimes the battery light comes on while driving. When I turn the engine off and then start it again the light goes off. It has been off for a month, it came on today and then went off. Should I change the ELD? How can I know if it's bad? Is it okay to buy it from ebay?

Thank you for the VIDEO!!!! BOSS! I just ordered an ELD for my 2010 Honda Accord EX-L Coupe. I had electrical issues for years that started with my whole dashboard burning out and had to get a replacement. Main Battery Fuse once went out too and had to replace it as well. I found out later on that when I bought the car it was rebuilt and the power cables were cut by the firemen when the original owner had an accident. Then the mechanic soldered them and put a metal screw zip-tie on it (crap job). Past last 3 years I had a battery icon come on randomly sometimes for 2-5-20 minutes, I've changed the battery twice, starter, alternator and finally last weekend the charging cables. The battery icon still comes on randomly (alternator is good 14+ charging and tested)...my only solution now would be this ELD. I will update this post once I do receive it and install it. Just wanted to let some people know if they had a similar issue in the past as me.

2010 Accord LX 2.4 5-speed: This video caused me to replace ELD, which didn’t help. But I knew to leave the grease on wires. This didn’t fix my issue.
My dash battery light would flash on and off during the day but not at night or when lights were on, strange. My issue was a defective alternator I purchased from Advance auto which tested good along with battery. Curry Honda even tested it as good, saying I should get Honda alternator. They couldn’t really find the problem but the sure charged me $159 for nothing. My daughter helped me take alternator off and she noticed its pulley making a noise, so advance exchanged new alternator as defective. My light hasn’t flashed since we installed new advance auto alternator.

Will a ELD cause the battery light to stay on when the car is off? 1990 Honda Accord

Hello HMB, I have a 2006 Honda Odyssey EXL. Yesterday all the lights came up on dash and battery went dead fast. I use it to work a taxi service. A mobile mechanic put another alternator on it.. everything check out good after he used his scanner.. my battery is good as well. After driving it about 20 miles yesterday, I parked it then woke up this morning and battery was dead again. He swapped alternator out for another and that alternator charged battery for a short while (but not at first) but after unplugging side plug from alternator and plugging back up, it starting working... but now battery dead again after driving it less than 10 miles... That's 2 new alternators and van is still doing same thing. Also he checked fuses and the ones he checked were good. Any tips would be great & much appreciated regarding what it could be. Maybe a fuse somewhere that people miss? Thank you

What are the tools needed

What about the alternator

Thanks for the wonderful video. How could you exclude the alternator as being the malfunctioning cause of red battery light? You said in the video alternator and battery are working well

Where do i find the location for a 2007 odyssey eld

2005 Honda CRV does not have an ELD. But same symptoms. Do I need to replace the fusebox?

My emissions light and battery light are solid on
Very recently too I blew a fuse in my 2009 civic
Found the blown fuse and replaced it but didn't disconnect the battery first
Any suggestions?

hey..I have weird problem where my Honda Accord 2011 wipers, turn light indicator and wiper spray working without even turning them ON. It's weird. Please help.

This is exactly what I need to do tomorrow. My IG-main and drivers side fuse box fuse is blown. It’s the long second one you pulled out. I didn’t know how to get it out until I saw this. 😊😊😊

Thank u 4 ur vid.

@hardlyMovingpro did you have problems with dimming blinking dashlights and headlights?? i have a honda crv 2005 and have these issues, the voltage do not fluctuate like yours but it does changes while driving, last time i replaced alternator and battery it looked like it helped for a little bit but the issue came back again

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Lard-a-Mercy! My batt light and all doors ajar lights are constantly on, could it be the same module? typical Honda genius puzzle part!

My '07 Accord V6 original alternator died (squealing sound and then eventually some burning smell) before killing my battery in the process. The other warning was battery light stayed on the instrument panel and then eventually SRS and Airbag indicators kicked in as well.

I replaced the alternator and battery with some auto parts store parts (I know, I know, should have gone OEM). Starts up okay, drives okay but once the car is warm (after about an hour into my commute) the battery indicator will randomly come on and then off again. No Check Engine light and OBD2 scanner does not return any codes. I put it a 12V socket voltage meter and I noticed that when the battery light comes on the voltage reading will be at about 12.1V. The rest of the time at idle it will be around 12.5V/12.6V. If I turn on the rear defroster, roll up/down the power windows, etc., then the reading shoots back above 13.7V to 14.1V so at least the alternator is able to pump out enough juice. Does this mean the voltage regulator is good?

Did some Google searches and some say it could be the ELD. Any ideas??

Did you use carb/air intake cleaner to clean connectors?

I have an 04 Honda accord LX , 2.4.
I replaced my ELD part # 38231-SDA-A01. I can't remember but does the center post facing downward, is there a connector that plugs into that post?

Wud it cause the car to not turn on the first time?

What if you change this out actually like you did and I'm still having the problem? Any suggestions?

Do you think that this part would effect the engine not starting? Or the starter to not crank over should say. Hit the button on the dash and no crank just silence. I jumped the relay and the starter turns just fine just not when I push the button. It's a 2013 Acura ilx, any info would be awesome! I'm about to light this car on fire! LoL not really... That's not true I am about to torch it! 💥 LoL

had a similar issue with my 2014 Accord, but only figured it out that it was the issue after it killed my alternator.

Same issue in my 04 Honda Accord but I look it up and there's nothing for it

I have a problem with honda accord 2008 4 I have new battery but I have a problem in the light and radio sometimes turns off and on

Had replaced two alternators and a battery. Keep saying that the alternator is not charging the battery

Honda CRV 2012 has been having a problem for about a year. The voltage drops to 12.6 when I turn on the lights or air conditioning

Could this cause erratic lights flashing AC won’t work nor will windows. I switched out battery because that was the first light to come on. Put new battery in there and it got worse.

lot of good info in the comments. I am replacing my 02 civic ex ELD today coz of intermittent battery light. new alternator and battery 6 mo ago which fixed the issue (light came on after getting off the freeway of a long 200 mile drive. stayed on unless i revved past 3200rpm while driving (another reason manual transmissions are just better in every way).
connected a cheapo bluetooth cigarette lighter thing that has a voltage reading on it. it shows 10 volts but ive read the battery itself and there is about a 1.5-2 volt difference. voltage in the car will show 10.1 (~12v) when battery light comes on, and then revving up shows ~11.3 (~13v) and battery light will go off. the strangest thing is that i found leaving the lights on even during the day makes the battery light go away and the voltage never drops below 11.1(~13v at the battery). this is what makes me think it is a slowly dieing or half dead ELD sensor/half blown fuse/crappy ground.

if you have a automatic civic i would suggest first getting rid of it and switching to manual. then try increasing the load on the charging system by turning different things on like fan, lights, radio(and volume up?), highbeams. i thinking this will cause a big enough draw for the voltage the alienator sees to drop below a threshold and start charging and maybe partially bypasses the ELD somehow. side note the AC does not use electricity from the charging circuit and instead is just a clutchpack that engages on the shared alternator belt. good for testing the tension of the belt especially when combined with power steering, but i dont think it would help diagnose this problem.
im probably too lazy to update this post like everyone else so I will only do so if this doesnt fix my problem. I think my troubleshooting explains why all these boomers think its a "random" or intermittent problem, nothing is random... youre just not observant enough

What's the part name or number

This is so helpful. Do mechanics pick up on this, or do you need to tell them about it?

I have a 2004 honda crv. Alternator was replaced twice, battery reading is over 13.5 volts, ELD device was replaced as well. Fuses are all good. I can't figure out why my battery light is still on...any ideas? My light started flickering a month ago, and would turn off when i reached a certain speed. I replaced the alternator 2x and i just have a permanent light on.

Real good video I appreciate it very much can you tell me the name of the part

2008 odessey...same issue...thank you soooo much

Well I went to the Honda dealer about the part... They told me I had to buy the entire fuse box. Can you tell me where else I can look to get that part?

Excellent video - I found this video because I’ve been researching an issue with my 2000 Honda accord V6. Just put in a new alternator after the original one died. Since doing this, the dashboard now flickers intermittently with my battery light/e-brake light/car doors. I’ve researched this issue extensively and have double tested my voltage to ensure the alternator is good. It all looks good and car performance is solid. I’m wondering if it’s my ELD but since I haven’t triggered any ELD specific codes, I’m not 100% sure this is my issue. I will do a multi meter test on my cigarette outlet here in a bit. Would appreciate any thoughts.

BTW, My 2012 Accord had zero grease. Maybe has a better fuse box?

Worked like a champ. It extinguished the intermittent battery light. I think I blew mine when I disconnected the alternator signal wire with the engine running. Drove it like that for a couple of months, no harm. Your video was spot on for my 2012 Accord V6. Thank you.

I have a 2011 pilot , I replace Alternator and the battery twice thinking that both are defective.
Light still coming on and off I'm tired of wasting money hope this video help me out to finally fixed thanks for posting.

Great video, my battery light don't come on , i just get the , checking system . Its a warning . Ping , ping , check charging system .
I changed the alternator, new belt , battery was test . Good ....
I also put a test in the cigarette input ...goes from 12 to 14 , high rpm ..
What are you thinking it could be ? Eld part

Awesome video, helped me replace the ELD but that wasn't the culprit. Has new battery & new alternator. So bummed. Don't know where else to look on this 2004 crv. 😪

18# fuse under dash...new alternator not charging battery acura tsx #18

I have a 2004 Honda Civic Sir 2.0 and the battery light stays on. My alternator appears to be working based on 14.5V at the battery terminals when car is running. Based on your video, if I monitor the voltage and it fluctuates I should change the ELD. What was the crap you cleaned out of the bottom of the fuse box, and could that have been your problem? Is there a way to test the ELD before pulling fuse box out?

I’m praying this solves my problem. Alternator and battery recently replaced and I’ve had this issue. Thank you for the knowledge!