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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 03:08 PM
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Miles 182K
Left turn blinks fast
No low beam
All lights in area of speedo and tach area are on and some are blinking .
AC jumped to high speed and stops when I let off the gas .
Speedo stops working .

So , I stop the car , restart it and all is fine , then the battery light comes on.
Then all the above happens .

This has happened 4 times since yesterday .

??????

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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 07:38 PM
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Start with checking or replacing the battery
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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 06:18 AM
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Not an electrical guy, but I'd start with a multimeter and see what the voltage reads across the battery terminals when the truck is off, and when it's running as a starting point. The battery light should indicate an issue with the charging system, the rest of the symptoms are confusing...you've got to start somewhere.
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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 06:33 AM
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New battery , that's not the problem.
Luckily , we ahve a mobile auto electric service in my area .
Verde Valley Auto electric
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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 04:23 PM
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New battery , that's not the problem.
Luckily , we ahve a mobile auto electric service in my area .
Verde Valley Auto electric
Left message last night
Maybe not the battery, but another component of the charging system. May be related to why you had to replace the battery as well.
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Old Sep 28, 2022 | 08:31 PM
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Auto electric guy says it's the alternator
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Old Sep 29, 2022 | 10:45 AM
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Let us know if replacing the alternator fixes your problem. Crazy symptoms..... I was about to ask if any wires were chewed by rats...
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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 09:11 AM
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Autozone says alt and battery okay.

Would be embarrassing if it were rodents as I own a pest control company , although , I have not seen and evidence like fecal matter around
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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 05:45 AM
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It appears it's a alt replacement job , completed later today.

Low beams and 1 one signal bulb burned out at same time , that's odd
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