Chevrolet: I have a chevy malibu 1999 that is strange., chevy malibu, altenator


Question
If I don't let the car warm up for 5 mins. the battery light goes on when I put my foot on the gas & the RPMs hit 3. The light goes off when I take my foot off the pedal & doesn't come back on until it sets for more than 7 hrs.& have to warm it up again.  Have a new battery % they say the altenator is fine. The "check engine light" comes on if it gets hot in the front seat.

Answer
Hi Barbara;
 
It sounds as if there is  something wrong with the computor and as long as the car is running good I would not worry about it, but what do you mean about getting hot in the front seat  -   is it  over heating ? have you checked the coolent level .also when was the last oil change or service as that could do it. and it is a good thing to let the engine warm up when it is cold out.