I have this weird electrical problem in my car and don't understand what is happening. For some reason my car loses power and it happens at random. The only way to get power back into the car is by wiggling the positive cable on the battery. Sometimes it even occurs when I drive. The power just shuts off and I have to neutral it and pull it to the side of the road, pop the hood and wiggle the positive cable on the battery again. I was wondering if anyone can help me with this annoying problem. Thank You.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SSBGSR88 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... The only way to get power back into the car is by wiggling the positive cable on the battery...</TD></TR></TABLE>Sounds like you've already figured it out. Maybe you ought to clean & tighten that connection so it doesn't get loose while you drive.

While you're in there, you could also check/clean/tighten the OTHER end of each battery cable, too. Disconnect the negative cable before messing with the positive one.

 

you can buy a battery terminal brush pretty inexpensively. It'll get rid of the corrosion. Also check all of your grounds.