I own a 97' GXE, tonight when I was driving around my brake light and my battery light came on and never turned off. It seemed like the car was making a high pitched noise, and it got louder when I was accelerating. I don't have much knowledge of mechanics but could this be the alternator? The car was driving ok, except the lights seemed a bit dim, everything else seemed fine. Any ideas what could be the problem, thanks in advance.

 

your alternator is dying, if you have a 97 then you can probably get it replaced for free since its recalled. mine already died.

brake light- check your brake fluid level first

 

ITS THE ALTERNATOR , THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME LAST SUNDAY THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON SO I KIND OF FIGURED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR BUT THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO TO FIX IT THE NEXT DAY, I WAS WRONG MY CAR STARTED UP BUT THEN I TURNED IT OFF FOR A SECOND AND COULDNT START IT BACK UP , I WAS STUCK THERE , I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO SEE THE PRICE FOR TOWING 20BLOCKS AWAT FROM WHERE IT WAS STUCK AND THE PRICES I GOT WERE $125, 120 ,100, 90 60 , I WAITED FOR THE $60 TOW TRUCK FOR OVER 3 HRS AND HE STILL DID NOT SHOW SO INSTEAD OF PAYING THE OTHER MORONS ALL THE $$$$$$$$ I TRIED TO HAVE MY FRIEND PUSH IT WITH HIS CAR AND F*CKED UP MY BUMPERS WHEN THE PROTECTION I WAS USING FOR THE BUMPER FELL OFF, SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND JUMP IT AGAIN AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT FAILED , I HAD TO JUMP THE CAT 4 TIMES TO GET ME TO WHERE I HAD TO GO 20BLOCKS AWAY WITH THE BATTERY DYING EVERY FEW BLOCKS, FINALLY ONCE I GOT TO THE MECHANIC AFTER WAITING ANOTHER 3HRS MY CAR WAS FIXED AND I WAS $280 POORER

DAMN LUCK

TAKE SOME ADVICE AND GET IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE