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2005 escape overcharging??

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My daughter was driving her escape and her dash lights, radio, headlights, went out and then car stalled. Got it towed and we were under the assumption it was the alternator. My husband had to charge the battery because the car had sat til we had it brought to our house and when we put it on the scanner we were getting an error saying

Alternator Status: Warning

Voltage 14.86v

Charging voltage is above the acceptable limit. Extreme heat can increase overcharging and can cause many other problems with the battery. Inspect your charging system.

so to be safe we changed out the alternator and are still getting the same errors with the scanner. We checked the grounds near the battery and they are all good. When we first purchased the vehicle we did have to buy a new pcm and get it programmed. Battery is also good. Only a couple months old and he did check the battery. No warning lights on dash. Truck runs good. We are just nervous about giving her the car back with this error still occurring. Any advice would be really appreciated!!

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