ZoomyX

So im driving home today in my 2007 GT Mustang and the stereo cuts out. After that about 1 min later my abs turns off and my airbag. Another minute after that and im driving black, my instrament panel and everything goes out. Made it home just fine as thing kept trying to turn back on only to cut off after a few seconds.

I get home, park the car, look under the hood and i dont see anything blowing up or burning, looks normal, everything feels the right temp. I go to start the car back up and just starter click, as if the battery is dead.

I'm guessing either bad battery or alternator. What do you guys think and what should I check out first and how should I test? (I like fix things myself whenever possible)

Kotobuki

If you were losing your electrical components as you were driving, it's a dead alternator. Depending on how far down, and how old your battery is, you might have killed it too. Get the alternator, get a jump, and see if you battery will hold a charge.

pdonket

Pretty certain to be the alternator. Try replacing the alternator and then see how things go. I think that'll fix your problem and hopefully the battery is still A-OK

charliebrown266

Sound like the alternator! If it stops charging it will run all the electrical from the battery till its dead! your lucky you made it home!

alkemist

Just throwing this out there, but make sure to familiarize yourself with the water leak TSB. It tends to cause long term damage to the SJB and create electrical problems.

2005Redfire6

I was going to mention this.


But it sounds like the alternator.

Art161

Unless you have a deep cycle battery, the battery is probably toast. Today's batteries don't take too well to being deeply discharged, even one time. A professional shop might be able revive it so that it will have a decent remaining life. If the battery is three or more years old, though, I wouldn't bother--get a new one.

JIM5.0

I hate how batts are like that now: one deep discharge and you HAVE to throw it away.

I tried reviving many a deep discharged batt, they only puff up as gases are released in the cells.

kevinmalec

Take your battery to autozone or advanced auto and have it tested. It may need to be replaced out too.

FastTraveler

I have been trying to get answers from my dealer and I have also posted the question on the forum but have not received a reply. Being new to this forum I am not sure I am actually posting to the right area.

The tail pipe on the drivers side, between the muffler and Cad is a flat area about 2 ft long 3/8 inch deep on the bottom of the pipe. It looks as if it is a machined pressed flat area. It has nothing to do with passing thru anything and the other tail pipe for the other side is normal. It is on my new just purchased 2011 V6 (factory duel pipes all the way). I did not hit anything and does not look like an accidental flattened area. Is this a normal flattened area from the factory? Does any other 2011 V6's have the same thing?