I've spent over $300 on mechanics trying to fix this problem, and it is still doing the same thing. Can someone help?
The failure occurs when I am driving, the battery gage on the dash will suddenly drop all the way to 0V, and a warning light will come on that says "check gages".
If I continue driving in this condition, the battery will eventually discharge (as I found out), so it is not just a guage problem. If I stop and restart the car, the guage will pop back up to
12V or so, and will be OK for a mile or two, until the problem happens again.Sometimes, though, when I start the car the guage will go all the way up to almost 14V. When this happens, It seems like I can drive the car forever without the problem occuring.
I've had mechanics look at the alternator, and say it is OK. At one point they thought it was a loose connection on some wires going into the alternator, because when they pressed on the connection it started to charge. They changed the connection and it worked for a while, but now it is back doing the same thing again.
Any ideas?