why wouldn't the battery light come on before then why after i put a new battery in this happened to my gf car 3wks ago and hers is the same car with about 55k on it and this also happened to my 96 v6 atx contour when i had that in 02 it had 65k on it changed there batteries and it was fine...

2000 SE SPORT V6 MTX BLK MODS: KKM INTAKE DUAL EXHAUST/NO RES BOSCH+4/CHIP SHORT SHIFTER/INDIAGLO'S HVAC/DASH MESH GRILL/CLEAR CORNERS/EYELIDS