Sounds like the alternator went out. You can charge the battery and see if the car starts. Then you can take both the battery and the alternator to a parts store and have them bench tested.
John Nasta -----Original Message----- > This is a new one on me and I wonder if any of you recognize this > particular set of symptoms: > > The car has been acting fine, starting up easily (except for a > problem sometimes with the neutral safety switch, so I have to give > the gearshift an extra shove into Park before starting it.). Today, > I started it up and saw that I had no dash lights except the > generator light (which has been acting erraticly for months) and the > Fasten Seat Belt light. After driving it a few blocks, I noticed > that my head and tail lights were very dim, and my hazards werent > working at all. Another mile, and the car suddenly loses most of its > power, struggling along at about ten miles an hour. A couple blocks > of this and it dies on me and wont restart. I tried a jump-start and > the battery wouldnt even respond. So I got it towed home. > > Right now, if I try to start it, there is no sound at all, not even > a click. If I turn the ignition to On, I get no dash lights except > the Fasten Seat Belt, the Generator, and the Oil. I can turn on the > headlights and tail lights, but they're fairly dim. I can work the > radio and the wipers, but the wipers are slow, about half-speed. > > Two possible culprits: We've been having a whole lot of rain -- I'm > in San Francisco -- and the battery is a 7-year battery, just a > little over 7 years old. > > Any ideas? >
