alternator/ voltage regulator?

Asked by metommo Oct 16, 2014 at 08:56 PM about the 2006 Ford Taurus

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

while driving the lights can shut off and the speedometer, gas gage , tachometer and everything will drop to zero and the engine will shut off. This happens more when it rains.

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TransAm77 answered 9 years ago

Check your wires from the alternator to the fuse box, battery to the fuse box and make sure they are clean and tight.

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