Ah, crap!

Mr. Pockets · #1 04-03-2002, 07:04 AM

Last night, on the way home from an errand, my SVX gave me a rare warning sign.

Out of the blue (or black...it was night, after all), four lights lit up on the dash:

Steering
Battery
Stop Lamp
Brake

The ABS light came on when I was at low speeds.

All of these lights flickered. The car was running just fine, even with all of these warnings on.

Argh...

Mr. Pockets · #2 04-03-2002, 07:07 AM

Well...

...after searching a bit, I see that Beav has suggested a bad alternator as a cause for this problem. I suspected that might be it...

...fun!

Well, at least it's an easy alternator to get to - when I replaced the one in my Toyota truck it took me two days...

#3 04-03-2002, 07:09 AM

alternator it is.

-Mike

#4 04-03-2002, 08:15 AM

Alternater it is!! damn things go out all the time
i replaced mine twice.
are you running any stereo Equip?

Mr. Pockets · #5 04-03-2002, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SuperRuu
Alternater it is!! damn things go out all the time
i replaced mine twice.
are you running any stereo Equip?

Nope, my car is stock and I intend to keep it that way.

rbalach · #6 04-03-2002, 09:53 AM

I'll second/third/fourth the alternator idea. Had mine do the same thing about 10k miles ago.

Aredubjay · #7 04-03-2002, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Pockets

Nope, my car is stock and I intend to keep it that way.

#8 04-03-2002, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SuperRuu
Alternater it is!! damn things go out all the time
i replaced mine twice.
are you running any stereo Equip?

You're asking Mr. Stockets if he has stereo equip?

-Mike

kuoh · #9 04-03-2002, 01:38 PM

We have a "steering" light?

KuoH

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Pockets
Out of the blue (or black...it was night, after all), four lights lit up on the dash:

Steering
Battery
Stop Lamp
Brake

#10 04-03-2002, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kuoh
We have a "steering" light?

KuoH

It is only on models with speed sensative steering. I think. I know i dont have it.

-Mike

#11 04-03-2002, 02:01 PM

Yes that's correct
the ones that have the Speed Sensitive Steering . (sss)
have a steering light that comes on the dash.
for mabie low oil or low steering pressure.
the Lsi's have that SSS.

wawazat?? · #12 04-03-2002, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Green1995SVX

You're asking Mr. Stockets if he has stereo equip?

-Mike

I love it when things stick!!!

Todd

wawazat?? · #13 04-03-2002, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aredubjay

and again (noting Aredubs signature)

#14 04-03-2002, 02:52 PM

Mr. Pockets,

Back when I still had Beauty she did the same thing. Do NOT wait to replace the alternator. She up and quit and that was it. Also do the Alternator Wiring upgrade.

I have heard of people having them rebuilt and they are better than the original, if that can even be possible.

And there seems to be a great how-to in the How-To locker on How-To do it. Hmmmmmmm wonder where that came from.

Ciao
Wayne

nubs · #15 04-03-2002, 03:46 PM

I have had this problem come and go on my car since last fall.All of the lights you mentioned would come on while driving. Sometimes they would be very dim,sometimes very bright.
They would go out completly when I accelerated above 3000 RPM's, and would flicker when I was on a bumpy road.This to me looked like it was just a loose connection. I took off the alternator plug,cleaned and squezed the teminals together. I have driven it a few times since and not seen the lights at all.
You might want to try this before you replace your alternator.