eguiyab
02-13-2010, 10:46 AM
Hey Guys,
I had a bit of a situation this morning which has left me a little unsettled.
It started as a normal morning, I had to drop off the wife at work. I started the 3 and had noticed the battery warning light on. It was the first time I have ever noticed the light. I figured it was indicating that my battery was starting to crap out or possibly alternator.
This is a 2004 Hatch GT with the original battery and alternator, so I figure i had a good run and its about due for change. However, I've never even had a difficult start, let alone ever needed a boost. So I turn off the car and restarted it, to see if it might clear the light, but nothing.
I decided to drive and be cautious. I drove from Finch/Pharmacy area to Lawrence/Midland area with absolutely no issues. The car drove perfectly normal. I turned off the car at my wife's work, and restarted it just to check if the light would go away. Still on.
So, I head back home. On my way back, around Kennedy Commons I noticed my
1. ABS light flickering then
2. My power steering Light Flickering then
3. My EBrake Light comes on
4. My stereo keeps turning off and on again.
5. Air Bag lights in dash and near the ash tray come on.
Then all of a sudden they all stay on. My speedo starts boucing all over the place, then finally just stops working. The car becomes difficult to drive, cant really turn it cuz of no power steering. So I limp home, and just as Im about to reach home, the tranny drops to 3rd (Auto) and wont change gear, in auto or manual mode.
I finally limp home, turn off the car, and its dead. It wont crank over, nothing. I leave it for a few mins, get my bro inside to help me check out the car, and by the time we get back outside (15mins), it cranks over fine.
Like nothing ever happened. No warning lights, no nothing.
Its got me a little worried, as it happened suddenly, and also it pretty much took out all the systems in the car. I could only imagine what might have happened if i was on the highway.
I had a bit of a situation this morning which has left me a little unsettled.
It started as a normal morning, I had to drop off the wife at work. I started the 3 and had noticed the battery warning light on. It was the first time I have ever noticed the light. I figured it was indicating that my battery was starting to crap out or possibly alternator.
This is a 2004 Hatch GT with the original battery and alternator, so I figure i had a good run and its about due for change. However, I've never even had a difficult start, let alone ever needed a boost. So I turn off the car and restarted it, to see if it might clear the light, but nothing.
I decided to drive and be cautious. I drove from Finch/Pharmacy area to Lawrence/Midland area with absolutely no issues. The car drove perfectly normal. I turned off the car at my wife's work, and restarted it just to check if the light would go away. Still on.
So, I head back home. On my way back, around Kennedy Commons I noticed my
1. ABS light flickering then
2. My power steering Light Flickering then
3. My EBrake Light comes on
4. My stereo keeps turning off and on again.
5. Air Bag lights in dash and near the ash tray come on.
Then all of a sudden they all stay on. My speedo starts boucing all over the place, then finally just stops working. The car becomes difficult to drive, cant really turn it cuz of no power steering. So I limp home, and just as Im about to reach home, the tranny drops to 3rd (Auto) and wont change gear, in auto or manual mode.
I finally limp home, turn off the car, and its dead. It wont crank over, nothing. I leave it for a few mins, get my bro inside to help me check out the car, and by the time we get back outside (15mins), it cranks over fine.
Like nothing ever happened. No warning lights, no nothing.
Its got me a little worried, as it happened suddenly, and also it pretty much took out all the systems in the car. I could only imagine what might have happened if i was on the highway.