Electrical Issue
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Electrical Issue
So, about a month or two ago I had an issue with my alternator. Battery drains every week or 2, losing power as I drive, etc. Replaced the alternator and have a brand new battery, as I said for about a month. Just today, as I was driving into work, all of my electronics start flickering on and off, rapidly. The car isn't losing power by this, just the electrical flickering. However, when I park the car and turn the engine off, I lose everything. Like a dead battery, but I get nothing at all when turning the ignition. No sounds, no lights, car alarm doesn't work, etc.
I manually locked my doors and let it sit for about 4 hours and come back and everything is working again. One time this happened before and I gave the door a good slam and the lights came back on and I could start my car. I was thinking it was maybe a blown fuse, but after looking into that, a blown fuse wouldn't affect the entire system, would it?
If anyone has any suggestions or has run into this problem, by all means, I need some help. Don't want to take it to the shop if I don't have to.
I manually locked my doors and let it sit for about 4 hours and come back and everything is working again. One time this happened before and I gave the door a good slam and the lights came back on and I could start my car. I was thinking it was maybe a blown fuse, but after looking into that, a blown fuse wouldn't affect the entire system, would it?
If anyone has any suggestions or has run into this problem, by all means, I need some help. Don't want to take it to the shop if I don't have to.
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Or the new alternator is a badly rebuilt one. Had that happen.
The dash lighting up like a Christmas Tree (oops, I meant "Tree of Joy" so I don't offend), the power waning to nothing as the car is driven, and the battery recovering after resting awhile all points to a bad alternator.
The dash lighting up like a Christmas Tree (oops, I meant "Tree of Joy" so I don't offend), the power waning to nothing as the car is driven, and the battery recovering after resting awhile all points to a bad alternator.
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