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Ignition Switch? Bad alternator? Bad battery?
Posted by Ebeth [Email] (more from Ebeth) on Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:03:10
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A few weeks ago I was driving home from work (~20 minutes) in my '96 900S, all was normal, but when I got home and pulled my key from the ignition, my car went dead. No interior lights, no power locks, no headlights. Just dead. Tried to restart. nothing. I figured, dead battery, right? It was late, I went to bed, went out with roommate in the morning to jump the car, but it started up no problem without a jump (though, I had to enter my code to use the radio, as if the battery had been replaced)! The car has been functioning perfectly fine since then, except that a few times I've noticed that while I am driving my radio will shut off and come back on instantaneously as if there's a loose connection. And then last night, the car died again! This morning - started up just fine, but again had to enter the code and noticed the clock was running 15 minutes behind.
I should note, two weeks before the first problem, my idler pulleys seized while driving, and I had to have them and my serpentine belt replaced. A day later my ignition switch went bad, and I had that replaced too. Could my current problem be related? Or is this simply a sign of an alternator getting ready to go? I can't imagine that my battery would completely die and then recharge itself overnight, which makes me think it's a loose connection somewhere. Any thoughts?
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