the story... i get into the car turn it on start reversing down a friends driveway and as i get to the road the oil and battery light pop up and my car conks out..so i start it again, drive down the road and as im pulling into my driveway it conks out so im like wtf...start it again drive up the driveway and as i reach the garage door my battery light keeps flashing on and off. Also, i noticed that my speed alarm was not working...the backlight was on but no numbers..and also my interior dome light was not working so i think there is something wrong with my car?? anybody know y this could be happening im thnking maybe faulty battery?

btw i have a 3rd gen 3.0Lt manual

maybe yur alternator is broken

there are a few reasons why the battery light shows i think :doubt:

My 98TF just got it's 2nd new battery on sunday. How old is yours? 2+yrs is norm for a battery esp if you do short trips predominantly.

i think 4 yrs
it says 01 on it

i think 4 yrs
it says 01 on it
There's your answer I'd say with 99% satisfaction from the available info.

Even noticed how there's rarely any warning that they're about to die on you :doubt:

the story... i get into the car turn it on start reversing down a friends driveway and as i get to the road the oil and battery light pop up and my car conks out..so i start it again, drive down the road and as im pulling into my driveway it conks out so im like wtf...start it again drive up the driveway and as i reach the garage door my battery light keeps flashing on and off. Also, i noticed that my speed alarm was not working...the backlight was on but no numbers..and also my interior dome light was not working so i think there is something wrong with my car?? anybody know y this could be happening im thnking maybe faulty battery?
So it drives ok when flat and not ok on an incline, check your battery fluids.

already did and their fine and it was cutting out on flat anyway as well

i would be replacing the battury 1st, then see if its still doing it.. if it does take it to a auto elec and get him to test the alternator, could be the regulator too but get them to check that too

also with your dome light check your fuses!

i checked all the fuses and tehere all fine im getting racq to scope it out tomoz

if you can crank start the car then it's not a battery problem. electrical power is tapped off the alternator when the engine is running. i'd say your alternator is gone.

hmmmm ill see what the racq guy says tommorrow and ill get back to u

Double check all your fuses and especially those high current fusable links in the fusebox that is in the engine bay.

A similar member had the same problem, his first round of checks revealed nothing, upon the second check he found the buggered fusible link that he had missed on the first round.

way ahead of ya ive checked both the fuseboxes over more than twice

Time to get an Optima Yellow-Top battery, that'll take a good 6 years to die.

ok racq guy came says that it sounds like the alternator or the regulator so my **** has been towed to the local auto electrician to be checked out further. good old free2go racq membership!!!! me gets the works for free

If your car cranks then battery is fine. Thats right.

But your alternator could be dead but your car will still run fine off the battery.
When your alternator dies you know because the voltage light comes on which means the cars voltage has dropped to 12Vs.

If you dont pay attention to this then youll know when your car conks out because theirs no power left in the battery to fire the spark plugs.

So if your alternator was gone the car would still run fine, and also it def wouldnt be causing all those strange problems you mentioned... unless they wire up cars real stupidly these days.

Time to get an Optima Yellow-Top battery, that'll take a good 6 years to die.

Or you could go with Exide "Evolution' series - mines 7 years old and still holds 14.4v without a hassle - 520CCA's....she's a beast!

it definitly sounds like a battery problem exide is on of the better brands of battery although alot of batteries are all made by century and are then relabeled (the only reason i know this is because i printed the labels for them :P)

i currently have this battery in my TN : EXIDE EXTREME N70EXL
Specs :

Product Number N70EXL
Volts 12
CCA 620
RC 150
Length 300
Width 174
Height 220
Nom. Wgt 25
Acid litres 5
Terminal type SAE POST
Assembly C

suprisingly it fits in the stock battery hole

Does nice on a 4 cyc :badgrin:

once it dies something like this might be better

EXIDE ENDURANCE
N120 (2)

Specifications

Product Number N120 (2)
Volts 12
CCA 800
RC 230
Length 506
Width 182
Height 232
Nom. Wgt 36.3
Acid litres 11.2
Terminal type SAE POST
Assembly F

haha lol :P

it was the alternator it was stuffed and they took it out and reconditioned it new ball bearings etc. and the car is fine now

Nope check the fuses in the little yellow rectangle plactic think under the hood.. those two fuses control the boot release, dome light, ecu and Speed alarm display....