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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 07:02 AM
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just noticed this 2 days ago while driving at night (has done it every day since)... after cruising at about 35-45mph steady for a minute or so, all the lights (headlights, interior lights, ect) will start faintly pulsing and you can faintly hear when then pulse... if you have ever heard what a strobe light sounds like when it pulses, "pew pew pew pew pew" you can very very faintly hear that sound. if i slow down like coming to stop, then start accelerating again the car is fine it seems untill i start cruising at a steady pace after a minute or so... then it will start doing it agian. any idea?
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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Bad ground, alternator, or battery.
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Old Dec 16, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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well im never lucky enough for something to be that simple. It just doesnt seem like any of that since it only does after at least a minute of steady cruising. I'll go have it tested anyway at the parts store and see what I find out.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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Have your alternator and battery tested.sounds like the alternator is getting weak.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by toyomatt84
Bad ground, alternator, or battery.
this^ when your driving vibrations fluctuate with speed something is loose. when it comes to cars most things usually boil down to something miniscule.
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