while drivin down the hwy my lights will dim and my gauges will go crzy on me, like 55mph to 110 mph takes about a second the way it jumps around, and when i park the car turn my lights off and then back on my car stalls out???...can this be a bad battery, alternator, or a bad fuse? its a 94 grand prix se and its all i've got
2006-08-24 18:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by Nick L 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
I would check the battery before rushing off to replace the alternator. You can swing by any auto parts store...ie..auto zone, advance auto, etc...and they will check your battery for free. They can also check your alternator if that is the problem. Their is a small chance you have a bad ground...if your alternator and battery check out ok..that could be the problem.
2006-08-27 05:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by lattle4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need a new battery, and probably a new alternator as well. You also might want to check the belt that's driving the alternator to make sure it's not slipping.
2006-08-24 18:34:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet you have an amplifier pumping some tunes don't yah? Your alternator is toast and you probably fried it with a high powered amp. Most vehicles these days are made with Japanese alternators and are not designed to handle the power capacity needed....
BTW, Shauna..... if his timing belt broke, he wouldn't even be able to start the car! No timing, no running!!! LMAO!
2006-08-24 18:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by wizardslizards 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope Im wrong but I have had to replace many alternators and my car never done all the crazy things yours is doing. It sounds like a short or you have recently put a new electronic radio,alarm system etc in your car and and it is wired in wrong.
2006-08-25 10:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by lolee71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hope it IS just the alternator...
Sounds more like the electrics in the car (or the computer in the car) is going crazy.
The computer can be formatted by a mechanic (if it has one), but electrical problems are very hard (and expensive) to trace.
2006-08-24 18:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by PommyTom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ur alt is no longer good. replace it now. i have a 94 s10 that did the same thing. going about 20 but speedo showed 80, trans would not shift, temp gauge read hot. also i am a mechanic and i am for sure it is ur alt
2006-08-25 00:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by muffdiver24_7_365 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the battery and spark plugs in your car, if thats not wrong, I don't know what else can be. Maybe the wires are switched and scrwed up. I really don't know that stuff.
2006-08-26 18:45:21 · answer #7 · answered by sakhi93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur battery is bad.. really bad.. n there might be fuel supply line problem somewhere but get a new battery and see if everything is fine.. it should be with a new battery..
2006-08-25 02:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be prepared because your Alternater is just about to go out.
2006-08-24 18:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by Kristi A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alternator is my guess.....most auto parts stores will check it for free.......but could be your battery
2006-08-24 18:36:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋