Battery Warning Indicator

[MajorAR]

My 2013 Raptor is throwing the Battery Warning Light for some reason.
I hooked up an ADD Venom front bumper and Rigid lights to my upfitter switches per the directions. All work very well and as expected. Now, 2 days later, my Battery Warning Light keeps triggering intermittently. I have 2,500 miles on my truck thus far.

I double checked all the connections at the upfitter side, and the engine compartment/firewall side. All are normal and secure.

My question is, anyone have a problem with this before?

 

[Rookie]

Nothing is staying on when you shut it off is it? Or is the light coming on while driving?

 

[MajorAR]

Its coming on while driving, and then turning off, then on again. All my electrical stuff inside and outside is working properly as far as I can tell.

 

[Chris's FX4]

Its coming on while driving, and then turning off, then on again. All my electrical stuff inside and outside is working properly as far as I can tell.

The battery light is? Is it doing it randomly or say does it come on when braking or go off when accelerating?

 

[MajorAR]

It seems to be just randomly.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

how is the condition of the battery? maybe check the battery with a load tester

 

[MajorAR]

I'll have to do that, but the truck was built in September. I'm assuming Ford used a new battery, buuuuuut that's "assuming." I hope the problem is that easy, but I have the WORST luck ever. I'm anticpating a much more difficult fix.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

battery indicator generally means something is wrong with the vehicles charging system . my first thought is batter or alternator. since the alternator does not have a shelf life, i would check the battery first. also a quick test you can do is take a meter and set it to volts. start the truck and see what the voltage is at the battery. while the truck is running, you should see a minimum of 14 volts. with the truck off, it should be around 12.5

 

[MajorAR]

Roger that. I'll try that tonight after work. Thanks. More to follow.

 

[MajorAR]

It's charging as required. 14.5v running and 13v when not. Should I try unhooking the battery for a few hours and then restart?