Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
ok.. so im driving home from work.. its about a 20 mile ride.. 30 minutes

pulling up to a stop sign and the amp cuts out.. wierd.. but ok.. make my turn, start going up the hill and abs light comes on.. wtf? keep going.. have very little power (as in horsepower) but my voltage is reading 17-18V... yikes.. turn into my driveway (which is a very big hill).. not enough power to pull my vx up the driveway.. revving up to 3500 rpms keeps me in place on the hill but no forward progress

make it to the bottom of the hill in reverse (that was scary!) the vx is idling at 2000 rpms and still reading 18V

kill the engine, start it up, running normally, hit the gas to attempt the hill again.. the second i broke 2500 rpms same thing, no power, 18v and abs light

so i get to a parking lot and replace the alternator.. same thing, soon as i rev up high idle, no power, 18V

i tried running the VX without the serpentine belt.. that worked?? vx ran ok without the serpentine belt (except for no coolant, recharging etc)

called a few dealerships.. nobody had any idea.. so.. yea im stumped.. and my vx is not driveable at the moment


HELP!
Hi eric i just read your situation,what you explained it seems that some thing,some where regarding the electrical system went bad,i say so because your amp was the 1rst thing to go off.Looks like the VX starved of power at a some moment whilst you were driving back home.

Have the VX electrical checked.the ABS light is also very weird though,but start with the electrical,you must know how much amps the battery is pushing, is the best idea i can think of.