MattG7

Ok it seems like my FC has had an onslaught of electrical problems lateley. It began yesterday when I couldnt start the car in neutral, I only got dimmed lights on the idiot cluster-thing and the seatbelt beeping (but it was quieter and weaker). I had the wipers on the night before so the wipers came on but they moved at about 1/3 the normal speed like they werent getting enough power. So I try putting the car in gear and It starts up like a charm!

The other problem is one that happened earlier today. As I am cruising down the road, I use the brakes to slow down and all of a sudden my radio shuts off for a second and then comes back on. I hit the brakes again to confirm this and sure enough the radio goes off and on again. I pulled up to the stop light (obviously using the brakes to slow down) and the car shuts off when I got to a slow speed. The radio power failure also happens when I turn the headlights on and off.

I am thinking there must be a short somewhere but I dont know where to start

Harv

you need to have your electrical system checked either your #1 alternator has failed or your #3 battery has poor capacity, #2 battery connections or cables bad/corroded.

rx7punk

i've heard of this alot, seems to be that allmost everything is on one fuse, my car would do the same thing at times, easy way to tell wether its your alt or bat is just get your battery tested, if thats ok make sure you've got a good connection to the cables. if your still having problems let me know. i've got a rebuilt alternator for an s4 n/a w/ maybe 10,000 miles on it that works great