97Suburu Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Hey everyone. New here. I have a 96 suburu legacy brighton with the 4 cyclinder 5-speed AWD, 212,000 miles. My problem is, I was just driving to the bank drive-thru. All of a sudden the radio quit. Then I noticed the speedo quit, and the temp guage didnt seem to be reading correctly either, and then when I hit the gas, there was little to no power. It felt flooded, but kept running, but i couldnt get to more than about 5mph. Does this sound electrical? somethins as simple as a fuse? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 (edited) Definitely electrical. I kinda wanna say a bad ground connection. I'll take a look in the FSM real quick and see if any of that is connected. Probably a good idea to check all the fuses under the hood and in the panel under the dash. Check the fusible link as well. Edited July 26, 2010 by Fairtax4me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Sounds like it might be an electrical problem. Does it have the original alternator? How old is the battery? These are the first things I'd have checked out. Oh yeah, Welcome to the board!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBrat84 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Sounds like alternator to me. Have it tested for voltage with the car running, if it will. Should be between 13.5v - 14.5v DC. (Try to test around 1800rpms if it will, if you have a helper.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 It's unlikely that a single bad fuse would explain the multiple failures. Are any dash warning lights on? If the lights for brake and battery are lit with the engine running, it's likely that the alternator has failed. If neither of those are on, you might have a poor connection in an area of major power distribution. Sometimes a bad ignition switch can cause this sort of problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic23 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I would go after the positive battery connection and the grounds. If the voltage drops below a certain amount the ecu and friends aren't happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Was the barke light on? If it was im going with the alt. Turn everything on. Rev and hold engine at 1800 RPM Read voltage at battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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