Car won't start something electrical

[AZSonicSnake]

nah, its a little bit of a pain in the butt, but nothing too bad. i have had to change mine. its a faily common failure on the terminators.

[Gene]

Physics ftmfw! Glad it worked out for you. Alternator is a pian in the ass. Might as well toss in a lower pulley while your at it.

[AZSonicSnake]

yeah...no. lower= far more of a pain in the ass the the alt.

[kbldoc]

Don't know if this is an issue w/ the Terminators, but there is a known issue in the S197 cars that if you drive through standing water that produces a lot of water into the front wheelwell, water will get into the cabin and the Smart Junction Box (computer that controls all of the non-PCM functions) will get wet and die.

Maybe you got the ECU or other control box wet?

It happened to us on my wifes 05 convertible and this is what it was, Dealer had to replaced it.
good luck!!

[fourvalvegt]

the alternators are really easy just pull out the battery tray and it frees up a ton of room

[The Nunn's]

ya the only bad thing is the alt r just a lil on the pricey side, lower and upper ftw

[AZSonicSnake]

lower and upper ftw

amen!!

[ASUSMC]

Well obviously the alternator did not fix the issue. Car started the exact same things again today. I made it to work but I did it by turning the lights off, no radio, everything I could so I wouldn't be stuck on the side of the road. Noticed last night that above 2800rpm no matter how hard on the pedal I was the battery light would flicker and the headlights and everything got dimmer. Now the headlights and accessories have stayed dim.

My dad brought me a battery charger so I may be able to get it to his house (5 miles) vs. my house (25 miles). Right now Im just pissed that the $200 alternator I bought didn't fix the damn problem but for a couple of days.

[wickedcobra]

Shit that sucks. Did you talk to anyone at the dealer who can hook up the computer to it and see if they can figure it out?

[ASUSMC]

Not yet. I called the dealership that had replaced the motor, they said if I paid to tow it down there (North Phoenix where I work to Chandler), they could get to it in 3 days.