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Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

My 2016 has been displaying this error for a couple of weeks now.

The car runs fine. Battery is 2 months old and checks out fine as does the alternator. I ran my OBD scanner and there are no codes. I checked the fuse box and nothing obvious.

Any ideas what this means or how to solve or just clear it?


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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

Have you checked the battery voltage? Specifically while the engine is running?
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

How do the battery connections look?
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

Yes, all is good with the battery and connections.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

What's your voltage with the car running?
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

I had it checked at a local shop they said it was fine, but I'll have it checked again. The battery is only 2 months old.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

I just checked again. Car has been sitting out all night, battery tested at 12.47V and when turned on at 14.3V.

So does this mean the battery is not holding a full charge? it's around 48 degrees F here.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

Those are normal numbers for car off, and then 14.whatever engine running
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

Thanks.

This one is puzzling as to what the issue is. Car drives perfectly normal.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

honestly, if the voltage looks correct, i would take to honda dealer
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

Thanks, I was hoping to avoid that, but seems like the best option.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

I noticed this over the weekend. Near the battery is a wire that looks like it was cut. Anyone know what this wire is for or where it should be reconnected?




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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

To add to this, I found a rat nest under the hood of one our cars, so maybe one crawled into the hood and chewed this wire.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

ah, the famous rodent chew...
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

That would absolutely do it. That's for the battery sensor, load detector I believe.
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Re: Charging System problem Error

I found this image online, that's it with the red circles. I just don't see the other part of the wire anywhere, not sure what to reconnect to. A friend of mine has a similar year Civic I am going to take a look under the hood and see if I can match it.


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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

I'm not sure if it's a connector or what but it goes to that plastic piece underneath where the negative cable goes to the battery.
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re: Charging System problem Error [solved -rodents and wiring don't mix up, again]

Thanks everyone for the help, problem fixed. I just had to splice the wires back together.

Now I just need to deal with the rat problem.
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