crsmax

I was driving on the highway last night and noticed a few surges in the RPM's @ 2000. Next my stereo started blinking on and off, and finally just cut off. In addition my headlights and fog lights became very dim, and the interior lights went dim as well. I was able to make it to the front of the house where when it reached a slow enough idle it just cut off. I was able to jump it to start it again, but as soon as I tried to turn the driving lights on, it cut off. The battery is about a year or two old, but definitely not dead. The alternator was replaced about 2-3 yrs. ago. I had to have the #4 fuel injector replaced in May of '99. I did wash the engine off around 2 weeks ago, but I can not think of why this is happening now. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

VGman

hey man sounds like your alternator to me( just changed mine like a week back). My car did the same thing when my alternator went but it left me in the middle of the highway. Hope this helps later

crsmax

Thanks VGMan. How much will the alternator cost?

VGman

no problem and it ran me 119 with like a 65 dolar core charge.

Matt93SE

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Yup.. It's most likely your alternator. I bought a remanufactured one with lifetime warranty from OReilly's Auto Parts for $89. I have yet to see any place beat that price, not even having one rebuilt locally.

crsmax

Thanks to all that answred about my power loss problem. Everyone was right, it was the alternator. It was $108 with the $65 core rebate.