{"id":51807,"date":"2017-05-03T14:10:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T19:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=51807"},"modified":"2017-05-03T14:11:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T19:11:27","slug":"2005-ford-taurus-check-charging-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2017\/05\/2005-ford-taurus-check-charging-system","title":{"rendered":"2005 Ford Taurus Check charging system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2006-ford-taurus.jpg\" alt=\"2006 Ford Taurus\" width=\"600\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2006-ford-taurus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2006-ford-taurus-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Check charging system light came on while driving. Is it safe to drive?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>When the check charging light comes on it indicates the battery is no longer being charged. This means the entire vehicle is now running on the battery until the battery dies. And it won&#8217;t take long to drain the battery. So is it safe to drive, not really. Could you drive it a couple miles up the road? possibly without issue but no guarantees can be made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check charging system light came on while driving. Is it safe to drive? When the check charging light comes on it indicates the battery is no longer being charged. This means the entire vehicle is now running on the battery until the battery dies. And it won&#8217;t take long to drain the battery. 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