Electrical System goes nuts, shuts down - Stalls
Sunday Morning: Low on Gas and Gas Gauge always reads false low - So I stop to get
gas before a long trip. I pull out, all is normal exept that my battery light is on. About a
mile down the road going 40 mph my Tachometer Jumps Wildly but I lose acceleration.
I put car in Nuetral while coasting and try to restart - it fails to restart and I coast to a
stop in a Parking lot (power steering has failed at this point as well). I wait 10 minutes
and the van restarts. I drive about 25 miles on freeway and the Battery Light comes on
again but the van does not stall. I complete my drive and take the van to autozone -
they test battery and alternator and all checks out FINE.
This morning I head to work before dawn. I notice that my Speakers are all turning on
and off sporadically (I have independant amps on all speakers). About 2 to 3 miles after
I notice that I noticed a dimming of my headlights and dash lights. about a mile or so
after noticing that the Tachometer Goes Wonky, I lose the ability to accellerate and I
manage to coast out of traffic before losing Power steering. the Van will not restart. It
attempts to restart but just won't fire. A friend comes to try jumping the van - after a few
minutes it turns over. As soon as the jumper Cables are removed the van's electrical
goes HAYWIRE - Windshield Wipers on front and Back go on by themselves and then
everything dies again and it will not restart. I went back to the van after work and it will
not restart - waiting for a friend to come help me Jump it and will perhaps have to get a
tow. I have no alternative Vehicle - I need a solution fast and cant afford the fix-things-
until-you-fix-the-right-thing-approach. Any help is Much appreciated!!
One piece of background - Every time it rains my power steering would fail to work
when I first started the van - I would turn van off and back on and the power steering
would work normally.
