So far, I've had two episodes of the battery connectors on the hot side failing intermittantly.
Everything stops: no brakes to speak of, no power steering, no brake lights, no signal lights.
So far I've survived each one and been able to pull over, raise the hood, and wiggle the connectors until the system came back up.
But, IMHO, this could be quite a dangerous situation should it happen doing 70 mph around a curve in the middle lane something like I-95 in heavy traffic....likewise it could be really bad news if it happened when pulled out and passing on a two-lane road....fatal, even.
Three of the mechanics I've spoken to about this have volunteered that the problem is endemic to side-attached connectors. Certainly I've never experienced it on any one of the dozens of other cars (top-mounted connectors) I've owned.
Prevention? Cures? Causes?....I note that the red plastic covering the stack of three connectors is somewhat discolored...
----------------------- PeteCresswell