ok here is the deal, i have changed my battery 3 times already hoping that would fix the problem but it didn't, so i replaced the alternator hoping that would solve the issue but i was just driving it and i gunned it to 5500rpm and all of a sudden my lights started to dim out and the cluster was also dimming out, then when i get it my garage and turn off my car and tried to start it again it wouldn't start, it won't even crank. and i know its not the starter cause i just replaced that a month ago.

Can somebody please help resolve this issue and give me some advice or tips on what maybe causing this !

thanks in advance!!!

 

Check all your fuses. Specifically your alternator fuse under the dash and the large 100amp Battery fuse under the hood. I've blown both... Doh! If not, check all the other fuses and grounds as well.

Good luck!

 

thanks for the advice, i will look into that

 

yea check for a loose ground somewhere.

 

k, i just had to do this to my cousins alero.. do you have a voltameter?

if you do, heres what you do to make sur eyour alternator isnt going out.

get the + and - prongs and hook them up to your battery, you should be reading somewhere in the 30's or so.. i cant remember the exact number. thats to make sure your battery is charged fully giving out the right amount of power. now have someone jump in the car and start her up, while you still hold the prongs to the battery. when the car starts up, the meter should jump to about 45 or so.. somewhere in the 40's.. if so, then the alternator is doing its job, by working and providing power to charge up your battery while the car is running. now if its not doing that, more then likely, you've been running off the power of the battery and then the car just dies.

or your alternator is going out again. so it should still be under warranty so you can get it replaced. also pep boys and places like that can check it for you for free.

now if everything check's out, you have a bad connection somewhere. either by ground or something else. maybe even the power wire, but even at that, you'd see or hear sparks and might see a fire. not good.

and to be honest with you, i dont know exactly how you'd go about checking out your power connections. you can start with the basic battery cables, but you can only check those so far.

maybe someone else in here could help you more on how to check your connections and make sure everything is good.

now guys, would he be throwing any codes to this or since its not really a mechanical problem, the ecu wouldnt detect it and record it in memory?

 

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maybe someone else in here could help you more on how to check your connections and make sure everything is good.

now guys, would he be throwing any codes to this or since its not really a mechanical problem, the ecu wouldnt detect it and record it in memory?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i don't think he would be throwing any codes.

i had a problem a couple weeks back, i wen through 2 batteries, 2 starters, and an alternator. the problem: a slight loose ground connection, the one that goes to the transmission. after i fixed that all was well.

 

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i don't think he would be throwing any codes.

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there you go, check that out. can you give a pic or give a diagram for the orig. poster

 

thanks guys i really appreciate it. i will look in to everything you guys have mentioned. thanks again!!!

 

Hey Cjsls, thanks man i think that was the problem cause the ground that went to the tranny was kinda loose so i tightened and i it fixed the problem.

Once again thanks everybody for you help!!!

You guys are the best !!!

 

well just keep a close eye on things. i was lucky and that fixed it for me, hopefully it will work for you but you never know it could be something completely different. take it somewhere after u think its fixed and have them test the charging system. i think even autozone does it for free.

 

you should clean/tighten your grounds once a year. take em off, use a brass wire brush and get them down to bare metal. watch your battery too, the short could of caused some damage to it. but you should be ok.