Today comming home from work I had some weird problems.

First the radio stopped working. No sound or even time on the display. The blower fan blew very little air even on high.

The engine was very sluggish. I had to really step on the gas to start from a stop light. Then I pulled over and stopped the car. When I tried to restart it turned over but immediately died.

I waited about a half hour and it started just fine and everything worked. I drove about a mile and it all started again. No radio, slow fan, sluggish engine. But the lights and all other electrical seems to work fine.

Once I got home, I was able to start it after turning the engine off but the electrical problems still were there. After leaving it off for another 30 mins every thing started up just fine again. I let it run for a few minutes and the problems came back.

Any ideas what is wrong?

 

bad battery maybe? check what the voltage is on the battery when you get it to start if its below i think 14.25 the the alternaotor is probably just going bad and not supplying enough energy to keep the car running..weak spark..etc.

 

The battery is about 6 months old. And it does crank over easy. But come to think of it the alternator might make sense.

 

It's your alternator. While you drive, the alternator keeps your battery charged. With a bad/going out alternator, the battery will slowly die, causing all of the symptoms you listed.

 

still check the battery tho just cus its 6months old doesnt mean that its still good or new the battery might have been bought new but u dont know how long it sat on the shelf waiting for u to come and buy it...i bought a brand new battery when i upgraded my audio and then a couple days later battery was dead charged it and didnt really wanna hold a charge and upon further inspection found a dead cell so i returned it and fot the one i have now...just an example of how new doesnt mean working or good...always check the small stuff

 

what was the battery light doing? if your losing power like that then the battery light should be comin on letting you know somethings up

 

Right new batteries could be defective, it should be a 12.6v when it off 14.5ish when on.

Start the car and disconnect battery. If it dies its the alternator.

 

i would say first get the alternator checked. this is the major reason in this situation. after this you can go and get the battery checked. had some similar issue in my 91 integra and after spending an afternoon on it got it back in working condition.