2002 Pontiac Firebird voltage drop

2002 PONTIAC FIREBIRD
59,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SCUBAGUY59
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Hello...
When I have my a/c on high and when I hit he brakes the voltage drops to 12 1/2 and the a/c shuts down, you have to turn it off and then back on for it to work again. the dealership said that the alt. and battery were fine and they could not find anything wrong...when that happens it takes it awhile for the volts to pick back up to 14 volts. thanks for the help...
Jun 24, 2009 at 10:40 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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IT sounds like the voltage regulator is going bad. It is an integral part of the alternator. THe alt can check good, but the slow recovery is most likely from the regulator.
Jun 26, 2009 at 1:09 PM