G'day
I left work the other day and noticed my car was slow turning over. The lights were also dim. Less than a minute later my radio cut out completely, my turn signals wouldn't flash, and my power windows would just barely go up. I made it most of the way home before my lights gave out than shortly after the engine quit. It seemed like the alternator to me. I took the alternator to a shop and had it tested. They said it was fine. So I tried a battery. With the old alternator on and new battery hooked up it started fine. I disconnected the battery and it was like I turned the key off. I went and got an alternator, put it on and everything worked great, even after pulling the cable off. I took the car out the next day and all was well. This morning I headed off to work and sure enough the radio started cutting out once in awhile. One of the warning lights also came on at one point. I'm not sure which one but it came on the other day too. I'm not sure but I don't think it was the light itself but just a result of the other problem. When I was driving home that morning the speedo was starting to go kinda whacky also. Any ideas as to what the problem might be. I'll say right up front I don't like electrical issues and am not at all good at troubleshooting them.