Good video. Another thing to consider is whether you added peripheral devices (aftermarket). In my case all fuses checked out and battery leakage was 70 ma. I disconnected a battery pulser that I previously installed and the draw dropped to 7ma a ten times reduction. A big deal if you don't use the car much.

It does work, it worked for me Good thing I never took it to the mechanic or replace anything, no more walking to work Thanks

Thank you! This worked! although i didn’t need the cables cleaned i just needed to unplug that thing and replug it- also before even recharging my battery the horn kept going off so i had to pull the horn fuse out then jump it- don’t forget to plug the fuse back in like i did or you’ll get that battery icon still - Again TY!

Thank you It works. Keep on doing KZfaq. Save people a lot of money

All these problems are related to the Government telling the car manufacturers to get the MPG up, even if the technology does not exist. So Honda created the ELD which limits the charging of the Alternator, this is a bullshit idea, thats why the batteries are failing, their NOT being properly charged the way an alternator is suppose to work. this is a COMPUTER CONTROLLED ALTERNATOR, you can't even test it at an Auto Zone or O'Reilly Auto Parts store because they don't have the testing equipement. Bypassing the ELD will give you a chrismas light show of warning lights on your dash, nobody wants that and Honda will not help you with this problem, (except replace your battery, good luck when the warranty expires) If your retired or don't drive highway (Over 50 MPH, neccessaray to charge at 14+ volts) your going to have a dead battery sooner rather than later. You're going to have to buy a smart charger like a C-Tek or go the expensive way buy a Hondata FlashPro and turn OFF the ELD. Then and only then will your Alternator charge the way it was suppose to and your battery will last and act normal. Remember when ALL the Honda customers complained about NOT having a physical VOLUME knob on their car's radio? Now every Honda has one...Well EVERYONE needs to bitch and complain about NOT HAVING the ABILITY to TURN OFF the ELD.!!!!!!

Have the same problem with my 2014 Civic EX. Third battery that I had to replace in 7 years. Tends to fail between the 2-3 year mark and Honda is happy to charge 50% to replace it, if not 100%.

LOL...I just cleaned the ground and it came on...that simple! Thanks man, I was going to get another jump and take it to the shop!

Honda does not charge the battery all the time, and even in this video 4:55 it is shown as it goes to "low load mode" which is 12V. It is normal. Depending how you use your vehicle (short trips, excessive use of electronics...), you may need to charge the battery with external charger to top it up.

update on the problem. if you have this problem try removing the number 29 fuse inside engine compartment. leave the car standing for a few days. come back put the fuse back on if your car start with no problem.. most likely is a problem in the fuse box under the dashboard in the driver side. this is the whole brain of the car and it has a problem where a circuit get damage and is not possible to get it fix. so you have to replace the whole fuse box. try finding a good use one that will take care of the problem.

I have the same problems I change the battery replaced the alternator replace the drive belt replace the spark plugs replace the battery sensor assembly replaced The ELD still have problems. I am going to put the old ELD back on because after I replaced it that’s when the auto parts store told me my alternator was bad which is why I changed it out. I will try to clean the battery terminals to make sure there’s no film on there as well. I find that my car when just idling a multi meter across the battery terminals I only get 12.2 V when I give it some gas and get the RPM up to 2000 The meter starts reading the 13.6 V it should be. I really hope it’s something like a fuse or wire I’ve been told that the PCM can also cause issues

I checked my alternator output at the battery. It’s putting out over 14 V, which is good. My battery is less than five weeks old. I thought I needed a battery five weeks ago so I replaced the 17-month-old battery which I am thinking was not bad to begin with when this problem started with our battery being dead if the car sits for more than five or six days without driving it.. so I have a new battery my battery terminals are clean and the posts and connectors are covered with dielectric grease to prevent corrosion.. if my connections were corroded or bad, the car would not start, and I would not be getting a reading of14 V when the car is running at the battery terminals, I’m not talking about the battery cables I’m talking about the battery terminals. The battery is producing voltage and it’s receiving voltage from the alternator.. I did a test to see what the parasitic draw of the electrical system is on the battery with the car not running. I disconnected the negative cable from the battery and I put an amp meter in line with the cable through the amp meter to the battery post. The car is drawing half an amp with everything turned off.. Bad parasitic draw is from things like the computer and the clock and the security system using power from the battery to maintain the correct time, the security system, and the computer is in sleep mode but it is using power slightly.. different people on KZfaq say that around half an amp is normal parasitic draw for my Honda CRV/model 2016 year.. Personally I disagree with half an amp being normal parasitic draw. I thought I would learn something from this video. Thanks anyway

I'm planning on buying a 2012 Honda Civic 2012 LX. Is this car you are talking about a 2012 LX ? Or do all 2012 honda Civic have this problem. Please let me know?

He's about to explain on what the ECM does to the charging system and he gets cuts off at 6:21!!!! F#@#!!!

Hola Javi yo ya reemplaze el alternador y la bateria y tambien el fusible ELD y tambien compre un sensor para la bateria. Me di cuenta que esa wire que desenchufastes es la misma que yo tambien desenchufe y ahora me di cuenta que el alternator carga la bateria con eso desenchufado. Mi pregunta es cual es el nombre de esa wire que se enchufa al sensor de la bateria y asta donde llega?

Hola Javi muy buen video, te felicito por hacer algo por ayudar. Sabes tengo el problema de que en mi accord 2014 EXL NAVI se descarga la batería al siguiente día de que la dejo sin usar el carro revise con una pinza amperimétrica y me marca fuga de corriente descubrí que al desconectar el Door múltiplex del lado del conductor baja a normal y ya no hay esa fuga compre el switch que trae el que baja y sube los vidrios y los seguros del carro pero la fuga sigue igual con el nuevo switch. Al iniciar el chequeo vi que el fuse 23 de la caja de fusibles donde esta el motor lo sacaba y la fuga desaparecía. Ojalá me ayudes a descubrir porque esto ya me está volviendo loco. Saludos.

I replaced my alternator and battery recently but it still keeps happening. If I restart the car within 5 minutes of turning it off it won't turn on. I'm going to put in a new ELD fuse tomorrow and check fuse 29 too. I have a seat massager, Bluetooth, and dashcam running off the cigarette lighter maybe I'm using up the voltage too much?

Hola Javi Hablas español?? Queria decirte que tengo el mismo problema pero cuando pongo el tester solo prende dos luces de alternador solo cuando prendo luz alta Que crees que pueda ser??

Hello Javi. Thanks for the video. I have similar issue. Mine is honda civic 2012, my alternator only charges (14.4V) when the headlights are ON. If I'm driving with the headlights OFF, the battery will gradually be drained. I'm thinking of replace the whole fuse box under the dashboard in the driver side as you recommended. Is it easy to do and where can I buy it? Thanks.

Is this problem on the 2012 honda civic LX also. What Civic is this?

Hola Javi, tengo un problema con mi honda Civic 2012, se descarga la batería, el alternador lo dí a revisar y me dicen que esta bueno, la batería la cambié pero igual se descarga, al medirlo con un multimetro el vehículo encendido me da 12.5 voltios, al encender los faros marca 14 voltios, podrías ayudarme ya no se que hacer ..

Hey so the problem is the battery sensor? I have a 2016 civic. My charging system comes on. I change battery. And the light still on. You can see my video in my channel

Ago los mismos paso y se borra. Pero nose si me vuelva aparecer

Tengo el mismo problema todos esos carros salieron con el mismo problema porque estoy en las mismas

I got new batteries and alto and it stills go dead

I have same problem with mine. Battery light came on and off for about few months. Charged battery at 100%. Few days later car died. So I replaced the alternator. Drove for less then 20 miles. Car died again. Replace ELD still didnt work. Please help

My Honda died at work when I got it back on I had a bunch of lights that came on which is -check abs -check vsa - power steering - e brake (BRAKE) Anyone know why? None of these have ever came on before

My problem only happens when I use the ac

if you have a question do not hesitate and ask me.

OK I have a scenario I wanna relocate the battery to my trunk My question, is this if I run a ground wire from the battery in the trunk to that wire and leave it intact Will it trick the computer into thinking that the battery still in the front and everything is all good

Couldn't find alternator fuse on my 2013 civic. Seems different from 2012 model.

Tengo el mismo problema. Ya remplace. El alternador y la batería. Pero. No encuentro el problema

What I do if I don't have that tool's

I pulled out the minus chip, nothing happened, charging increased by 50% from 10.8 volts to 12.5, the car is suffering from undercharging!

4:56 it goes out again why?

How do I remove the eld fuse?

Como podríamos hacer bypass de ese sistema? Para que cargue normal como cualquier carro

Y lo último que explicabas se fue la voz en tu video No se ecucho que estabas diciendo

Hello! How did you solve the issue?

English would be nice in comments

how can I contact you ... I need help on my honda civic..hablo Español