altenator (i think)

i have a 99 Grand Am GT. driving home tonight my battery light (which is not even a yr old) came on...before i reached home every light on the dash was on=- battery, ABS, airbag, handbrake...i lost my headlights, my dashlights, my radio, so i put my emergency flashers on- they were dim, but they came on a little - got home and shut my car off- then nothing- she wouldn't start. please tell me what you know. this car has cost me a small fortune- just this week and last month- i had to replace the front 2 wheel beerings.....not a cheap job!!!

yes, it's your alternator. I just had this happen to my car 2 weeks ago. Everything just died, including my instrument panel itself. I couldn't tell how fast I was going or even how much gas I had. Basically, I was running on my battery until I drained it also. I purchased a rebuilt alternator for about $130, probably got ripped off, but everything is going strong now. It was fairly easy to change myself as it is located up front by the passenger side. Hope this helps.

totally the alternator....unfortunatly i had this experiance firtshand on the way to school the first day ...everything u said happened to me to...i went and got my alternator for $100 with a $30core so i took my old one back and only ended up paying $70 bucks...get urself a new one should be easy to put in and inexpensive....good luck