OK si have the post about the gauge lights blowing fuses and now today other weird crap happened. I was cruising down the highway stereo cranked and i had to slow down for a accident. After passing the accident i mashed the go pedal to the floor to get back up to speed and after letting off it was running rough, the CEL came on and my temp gauge dropped and came back up and then was fluttering up and down. I drove straight to autozone to have the cel checked and it said engine temp sensor. Makes sense right?! while i was there i also had the alt checked because i remember the last time it went out the car went wacky as @!#$. I checked out fine but im still not 100% convinced. SO could this be the beginning of my alt taking a dump and at this point is only intermittent and also the possible cause of my fuse popping issue?

I just took it for a beat run and is running fine as far as i can tell compared to how it was on the highway earlier and the CEL is off and temp guage seems to be fine again. Seems to me like the ALT could be voltage spiking at random times but i have no clue. IM affraid to take the car anywhere in case it leave me stranded.

98 Fire 2.2

Maybe if you stop beating on an 11 year old you wouldnt have so many issues, no it doesnt sound like your alternator is going on


- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new

i had a bad alt that caused all of problem on my 99 Z24