Generally, yes.
If the alternator is good then the battery is bad.
Dead or weak battery? Alternator not charging battery properly?
Defective alternator, loose alternator drive belt, dead cell in battery, or something is on pulling power from the battery.
The battery on the Monte Carlo is under the hood. It is under the washer fluid bottle, which has to be removed to reach the battery.
It could indicate poor battery health or a problem with the alternator.
Bad alternator not charging battery? Bad voltage regulator? Blown fusable link?
Remove the positive cable from your 1998 Monte Carlo battery. Remove the cables from the front of the starter. Remove the starter retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new starter.
It's inside the alternator.
In engine compartment
Battery light usually means alternator not charging. Most common solutions would be be a bad alternator, bad connection, or loose alternator belt.
sounds like the starter or alternator
unhook the battery, remove the cerpintine belt, remove the wires, remove the bad alternator, put on the new alternator, replace the wires starting w/ the negative one, replace the cerpintine belt, tighten the belt.