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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcglsr2" data-source="post: 1421928" data-attributes="member: 15705">14.4v at the battery with the car running (meaning alternator) just means that the alternator is putting out 14.4v and *should* be charging your battery.  It is entirely possible to have a bad/dead battery and for it to not accept a charge.  When you start the car, how is it?  Does it fire right up?  Or does the starter seem to drag a bit?If you suspect the alternator, you could always take it off and go to a Auto Zone/Advanced Auto/Equivalent and they will test it out for you for free on a bench.  You just have the inconvenience of having to remove the alternator from the car.Assuming your battery and alternator are good, it really sounds like a short/electrical issue to me.  Especially if things are acting weird, like turn signals sticking on and such.  For the lights, I would start at the light switch.  For turn signals, maybe around the steering shaft area.  Have you done anything recently around that area - the steering shaft or instrument cluster?Has the car been sitting outside and/or do you have problems with rodents/mice/squirrels sometimes getting into the car?Does the car have an aftermarket alarm system on it, installed either by you or a previous owner?Lastly, it *is* possible that a bad battery and/or bad alternator can cause really weird electrical issues.  I think step one on your Search for the Answer is to have both your alternator and battery checked out at a parts store (Auto Zone, etc.).  You absolutely must be able to rule them out as the problem before I'd recommend going on a witch hunt for a short somewhere...</blockquote>