Stalling out loosing all power

Asked by Shavoun Feb 21, 2019 at 01:49 PM about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a Pontiac 2000 Grand Am V6 while I was
driving it the Dashboard Lights went dim and then
it went completely out the gas hand went all the
way to empty when it was full and the car stalled
out and I couldn't restart it I had to get it jumped
off can you tell me what's wrong with my car

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

Sounds like a total voltage (power) failure. You have a discharged battery due to a dead alternator. Maybe both are dead. Here's what happens. Your alternator may have stopped charging and you were running on battery alone. When the battery ran down, the ECM and fuel pump and all the electrical stuff quit. Get directly to an auto parts store for a free test of the battery and alternator, and replace accordingly.

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