I'm having an odd charging problem w my 99 Neon that even has my mechanic stumped. The car has 121,000 miles on it and needs to be retired soon, so I'm trying to find out if this is worth messing with or if I should just give up.
With increasing frequency, the battery/alternator light has been coming on lately. When it's on, the engine races when I stop. One time the light was on and all my dash lights and headlights slowly dimmed and eventually my gauges shut down, too. Then, everything came back on and started working fine for no apparent reason. My mechanic has checked everything -- when the problem is happening and the car is running -- and can't find any explanation. The system is charging properly. His solution is to simply restart it, but I sometimes have to try that tactic multiple times before I finally get the car started w/o that pesky light and revving issue.
I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have.