Within the last two days an interesting scenerio has been happeing... but at completely random.
It started while I was at a stop light. I wasn't really paying attention but I felt the car kinda of jerk like I had been bumped from behind (and that's what I thought it was b/c the truck was really close to me in the rear-view). When I let off on the brake the car didn't go anywhere and that's when I noticed all the dash lights on (idiot lights as some call them) and the RPM's at 0.. the car had just stalled!
I put it in Park and started again with no problems for the rest of the night.
Now lastnight, I go out and start the car after going to dinner with some friends. Within only 5 mins of bs'ing with the friends the car was idling and stalled (same problem with all the lights on again and no RPM's). I restarted and it happened one more time a few minutes later.
I started driving after it stopped misbehaving and the THEFT light came on in which I felt the car jerk a bit (small like dropping from Odrive to Drive) and then the Theft light went out and it drove like normal. The theft light came on once more.
All and all this was only 10-15 mins after starting the car. After that no symptoms occured for the rest of the trip home (about another 15 mins or so).
Any ideas? I see that a bad battery or alternator could be causing some of this. The only thing is that I just had the battery replaced about 3 months ago and I believe that it is working just fine. I have noticed that the Serpentine Belt system is still squeeling (even after replacing the idler pully - have a write up in the Common Problems section). The squeeling is pretty high on the pulley system, right around the Alternator. Could my alternator be gonig? If so, what are the symtoms and is there some way to check?
Thanks in advance. I hope I have provided enough information and a clear enough description to get some good responses!
~Ricer333
01 SES
115K miles
3.0 Vulcan
It started while I was at a stop light. I wasn't really paying attention but I felt the car kinda of jerk like I had been bumped from behind (and that's what I thought it was b/c the truck was really close to me in the rear-view). When I let off on the brake the car didn't go anywhere and that's when I noticed all the dash lights on (idiot lights as some call them) and the RPM's at 0.. the car had just stalled!
I put it in Park and started again with no problems for the rest of the night.
Now lastnight, I go out and start the car after going to dinner with some friends. Within only 5 mins of bs'ing with the friends the car was idling and stalled (same problem with all the lights on again and no RPM's). I restarted and it happened one more time a few minutes later.
I started driving after it stopped misbehaving and the THEFT light came on in which I felt the car jerk a bit (small like dropping from Odrive to Drive) and then the Theft light went out and it drove like normal. The theft light came on once more.
All and all this was only 10-15 mins after starting the car. After that no symptoms occured for the rest of the trip home (about another 15 mins or so).
Any ideas? I see that a bad battery or alternator could be causing some of this. The only thing is that I just had the battery replaced about 3 months ago and I believe that it is working just fine. I have noticed that the Serpentine Belt system is still squeeling (even after replacing the idler pully - have a write up in the Common Problems section). The squeeling is pretty high on the pulley system, right around the Alternator. Could my alternator be gonig? If so, what are the symtoms and is there some way to check?
Thanks in advance. I hope I have provided enough information and a clear enough description to get some good responses!
~Ricer333
01 SES
115K miles
3.0 Vulcan