mwwilliams

Started the car after it had been sitting about 2 hours, radio was not working right, tried to change stations and lights started flashing. Battery light came on as I was backing down the driveway. Turned off radio. Got down to the corner and decided to put in park and turn it off to see if it would all reset. Could not start it. Clicking noise. Buddy came down and we jumped it and it started right up. Running great at idle.Put in drive and it barely moved. Jerking and sputtering down the road. Barely got into parking lot to park it for the night. Read some other posts. Plan of action.
1. Clean positive battery posts and connection - try it again
2. If not any better, check ground connection
3. If connection is good then take battery out and back to Autozone, barely a year old, which worries me
4. If battery tests good then get alternator replaced?

BiGEZ

iTrader: (24)

Sounds like your alternator is on its way out, time for a replacement. Replace the alternator, bench charge your battery and you should be good. Since you have to replace the alternator I suggest get one with a higher output.

mwwilliams

So, alternator replaced on Monday. Picked it up and car ran great until right now. I turned it off to go get my mail, came back out and dead as a door nail. Either battery bad or not charging?

MikeFig82

iTrader: (13)

Get your battery load tested. It might not be holding charge.

mwwilliams

mwwilliams

Okay, so system is showing 14.3 charging so it's not that, has to be the battery post terminal even though it looks clean now that Advance sprayed some cleaner on it. I guess I will need to take it off and clean it. But what's weird is my air bag light is rapidly flashing and my gauge cluster has no lights.

MikeFig82

iTrader: (13)

Try resetting the ECU. Disconnect the +12 positive side on the battery for like 15min. Then reconnect it again, and see if you cluster will light up. As for the air bag I'm not sure. I do know if you do short out something on the car. It will cut power to the cluster. I'm assuming not to further damage other electrical components. I learned this while once I broke a foot well bulb. I shorted it out when it broke in the connector trying to remove it with pliers.

mwwilliams

Thanks! That fixed it! Thankful!