Omg! My Car's Not Starting! Power Failure?!?!?! :(

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

Just dropped off my girlfriend home when noticing a little dimming from my lights. After a few minutes i stopped in a stop light. Light turns green then boom! my power on my car was struggling. It almost turned off but was still running.. especially struggling up the hills. I was pretty freighten so i merged to the side and put my car in park. All of a sudden the car started going crazy, meaning that my RPM was dropping and then gaining and dropping again back n forth. What is going on here? When trying to start the car, my starter just starts clicking, clicking and clicking. Sounds nasty.

What may be the problem be?

Battery Dead?

Alternator?

Starter?

It cant be the fuses because then it wont even click and the power would completely turn off right?

Electrically i only hooked up a 1 gauge from my battery negative to chassis ground.

Got home by calling my friends which lucky one of my friends lived down the hill. We all pushed the car to his house and charged it for an hour and a half. And i made it home (~1 mile). But i noticed my lights were starting to dim again!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif :crying: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif :crying: Please help

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Looks like the alt is taken a crap

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

Looks like the alt is taken a crap

you really think so? You think my system is affecting my problem? At the time i was driving i did not even bump, i was on the phone which caused me to drop the volume a little bit.

 

[xxx.x dB 10+ year member]

Yup the alts dead. Basicly your car's running off the battery and not the alt , thats why when you charged the battery it ran for a little longer

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

What kind of Altenators would you guys suggest? I was thinking about a H/O Alt but dadadadayum aren't those expensive?!

 

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

i think you could repair the alt...no idea how much repairs cost. i think they rewind it or something? idk, someone clearify.

if the alt was dead due to your stereo system, then its a good time to invest into an HO alt while you can. unless you plan to sell the car or remove the equipment.

i was quoted $325 shipped from excessive something.com for a 170amp alt for my civic, direct fitment. im still thinking about it...lol

 

[DiamondFanatic 10+ year member]

If you are going to have it repaired, I would just get a rebuilt one and then that way you have no down time without the car, all you would need to do is take out the old one, then put in the new one, and then go back to wicheverplace you got it from to get your core charge back. Otherwise, if youare planning on keeping your car and have the money I would get the H/O alternator

 

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

^better yet, try to find one for your specific vehicle at a junk yard.

what vehicle is it?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

X2, junkyards rule for alts.

Im guessing its a 1994 pathfinder

 

[tplaya07 10+ year member]

Im guessing its a 1994 pathfinder

lmao

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

lmao

what's the problem for having a 1994 pathfinder? it was passed down from my parents to me and i am happy i got a car that i do not need to pay for anymore.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

btw, i maybe still have warranty on that altenator. But not really sure. You think doing the rest of the 2 other upgrades of the big 3 might do it well for me? I am not even running that big of a system!

 

[tplaya07 10+ year member]

what's the problem for having a 1994 pathfinder? it was passed down from my parents to me and i am happy i got a car that i do not need to pay for anymore.

No man..I wasn't laughing at your ride..I was laughing becuase of Supa's sarcasm..the previous poster asked what kind of ride you have, when its posted in your sig.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

No man..I wasn't laughing at your ride..I was laughing becuase of Supa's sarcasm..the previous poster asked what kind of ride you have, when its posted in your sig.

ok np.. it just seemed like it was directed that way. sorry if it seemed like i have a little attitude. i just woke up and its 9:41 AM here and im pissed because my "alternator" is broken, and do not know what to do next.

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

get a new one frmo a junkyard.. i'm pretty sure the nissan frontier = pathfinder as far as engine/drivetrain.. correct me if i'm wrong, but the installs on those vehicles are very similar.