Weird electric issue
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Weird electric issue Hi, I have a 1995 Trans am and I've been driving it every day back and forth to work and class for several weeks without any issues. I was headed home from work a couple nights ago. I was turning a corner and my car just completely shut off. I eased it over to the side and found that everything was off, even ascessories. It was like if someone had disconnected the battery. I popped the hood and fiddled with the battery terminal for a bit and I checked the the car and power was back on. I started it back up and made it home. I drove it the next day and it happened again. I do notice that the battery guage starts off slightly above 13, then dips below for the rest of my drive. Really confused what the issue is but I have head that alternators and grounds can cause this, but would a bad alternator allow my car to be able to start right back up again after a couple minutes? Feel free to remove this if I posted in the wrong area, am new here. Thanks!
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Have you used a proper wrench to fully tighten the battery terminals? If "fiddling" with it got the car running again, then it's very possible that it's just loose (or the threads are shot on either the battery bolt or terminal). Either way, I'd check this for proper tightness before worrying about anything else.
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This could be important.
Have you used a proper wrench to fully tighten the battery terminals? If "fiddling" with it got the car running again, then it's very possible that it's just loose (or the threads are shot on either the battery bolt or terminal). Either way, I'd check this for proper tightness before worrying about anything else.
Have you used a proper wrench to fully tighten the battery terminals? If "fiddling" with it got the car running again, then it's very possible that it's just loose (or the threads are shot on either the battery bolt or terminal). Either way, I'd check this for proper tightness before worrying about anything else.
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Anyone got any other ideas? I checked the grounds I could see and they seem to be fine... I also made sure the battery terminals were nice and tight. As I said before the alternator has passed all tests I've done via multimeter.... Someone told me maybe it's an issue with continuity between battery and pcm? Sounds promising because almost all other posts I've seen with a bad battery/alternator the car won't get power back after a minute or two after it loses all electrical power 🧐
