Electrical problem
1992 Nissan Maxima 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 207K miles
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I'm not sure what's going on ?

Yesterday, while I was driving on the road my air conditioning & fans shuts off by itself.. light are dim.. the car feels like about to stall.. slow acceleration when i step on it

Somehow, I made it back home. When I tried to start the car again.. it wouldn't start. I drove to a retail store with my other newer car to get a brand new battery.

After installing the new battery last night.. the car starts.
I drove for about 15 minutes today.. the same thing happening again.. the air conditioning shuts off, the cd shuts off.. feels like the car about to stall.. somehow I'm very lucky again to make it back home.

The problem i have now cannot be a dead battery or alternator.. the new battery should last at least 2 weeks even if the alternator is dead.

What kind of problems do you think my car have ?

Could you teach me or give me some idea on how to fix this problem ?

Any help will be appreciated


thanks

Any check engine lights on ? It still sounds like a bad alternator to me . If the alternator isn't charging the battery then the battery won't last two weeks . If you can take the alternator off the car and take it to your local auto parts store they can test it for free. Try that first.

The battery is brand new from yesterday.. i only drove the car for 15 minutes

I think is probably the fuse.. I'm going to change the fuse tomorrow and see

It's definately is your alternator. I experienced the same problem. My radio would die and than the whole vehicle would stall.

I fixed it today

alternator not working.. installed new alternator
fuse busted.. new fuse installed
big hole in the exhaust.. installed a new tail pipe

now is working fine


happy ending for now