Last night was an interesting night. First at around 4 my air conditioner died out, just started blowing hot air. I thought it just needed to be charged, because it has been gradually getting warmer and warmer, but today it just gave out. Then about 20 minutes later it came back and was nice and cold. I parked at the mall and when I came back the air was gone again and would not come back. Later that night I noticed that my panel light was dim, tried turning it up but it was maxed out. So I went to a friends house and about 2 hours later I go to drive a friend home, get in the car, start it up and start driving, but the car is really sluggish. Then the headlights get dim, the panal gets dim, and my brake and abs lights are flickering on and off. Then once I accelerate they stop. So driving some more I notice the air bag light came on, and now the break and abs are rapid flashing. Then the my radio starts turning on and off, then off all together, then I lost the instrument panal, no speedometer, tach, nothing. All the warning lights are on ACCEPT THE BATTERY LIGHT and CEL. The battery light did not come on until the car finally died about 2 minutes later. Then once I turned the key on and off the battery light went off and didn't come back on again, althought the battery was stone dead.
So my dad in his f250 came to the rescue, Jumped the car, my dad drove it home, pulled it in the garage and you could smell the alternator burning up, it was red hot. The battery with engine running had a voltage of 11.92 without the engine running 11.88. Some how the alternator went or something is shorting. I just think it is strange the battery light never came on. Isn't that what that is for?
Anyone have this happen to them, or have any probably fixes?
BTW my car is a 1999 with 2.5L engine, 134,000 miles.
Thanxs
-Greg
