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Car Forum / GMC Cars / April 2006

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1997 SL1 electrical acted up while driving now wont start...

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cybercoaster - 23 Apr 2006 06:08 GMT
1997 SL1

spark plugs and wires just replaced by dealer about a month ago.

My daughter was driving to work and said the stereo went off, then the speed
odometer quit working. Having a hard time getting up to speed - said she had
it floored and it hesitated but finally started working - speed odometer
still not working. Now the car just clicks when you try and start it - like
a dead battery. When it makes the clicking noise as your trying to start,
the dome lights etc... go off and on as it clicks.

I have not had a chance to try and jump start it yet. I really don't think
jump starting it (if it would even start) would solve it since it started
doing this while it was running. Would an alternator cause this while it was
running?  Definitely some kind of electrical issue going on.

Thought. Advice?

thanks in advance.
jrl - 23 Apr 2006 17:43 GMT
Alternator
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> thanks in advance.
cybercoaster - 27 Apr 2006 21:31 GMT
Thanks all - it was what I feared - the Alt. $150ish for the new one.

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wavy - 23 Apr 2006 19:35 GMT
The EXACT same wierd set of symptoms occured when the alternator went
out on my 94 SC2.
JRL - 24 Apr 2006 12:09 GMT
Those symptoms aren't weird, just what happens when there is no juice
anywhere. Make sure your battery is fully charged before the
alternator is replaced.

>The EXACT same wierd set of symptoms occured when the alternator went
>out on my 94 SC2.
 
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