electrical problem? everything turns off when i brake ..

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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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heres the problems.
when i brake my car , my head lights dim.
when i brake, my subs sops hittin and sounds like ****.
also other day i opened my sun roof and when i was tryin to close it it didnt close. but when i started reving , it produced enough power to close the sunroof.
can anyone tell me what my problems are?
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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Default Re: electrical problem? everything turns off when i brake .. (myuglycivic)

Batt is shot, or Alt is on its way out.


Turn the car on, get a mutimeter, and test the Volts on the battery, anything lower then 13, either your bat is screwed, or your alt.

Easy test, when the car is idleing, Pull the Negative cable. If the car shuts off, the alt is shot.
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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Default Re: electrical problem? everything turns off when i brake .. (LaFawnduh)

My bet is it's your alternator same thing happened to me not too long ago.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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Default Re: electrical problem? everything turns off when i brake .. (LaFawnduh)

not a big deal same old normal ****... bat and alt
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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Default Re: electrical problem? everything turns off when i brake .. (LaFawnduh)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LaFawnduh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Easy test, when the car is idleing, Pull the Negative cable. If the car shuts off, the alt is shot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wouldn't this mess up the ECU??
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