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So i bought my G back in dec this is happend twice now.I think the first time was in mid Jan i was driving on the freeway and all of a sudden all and i mean all my lights went out for about 2 seconds and then came back on ??? Being that i do not drive at posted speed signs and was doing about 45 over the speed limit i got really creeped out and pulled over but by this time all my light were back on didnt think anything of it so i ignored it but last night i was stoped at a stop sign and had a cop roll up behind me and sure enough he flipped his lights on and pulled me over he says that when i was stoped my back lights and license light came on and off so he just adviesed me that i need to get it checked out but has anyone else expirenced this or have a idea of what it could be?? Im thinking its a voltage loss somewhere


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Check your grounds maybe?

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Focusedintntions wrote:Check your grounds maybe?
Or even a intermittant fault in the battery?

If it were mine and it happened again I would request a new replacement battery. Perhaps a load test might show up something?

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unlikely a battery would cause that, the abs light would come on with the code alerting low/no battery voltage if it happened while driving... but that is a weird problem. never heard of anything close to that. Tell your dealer. I would do some explaining as to what the issue could be but i'm kind of drunk and i want to sleep

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Poyzinous wrote:unlikely a battery would cause that, the abs light would come on with the code alerting low/no battery voltage if it happened while driving... but that is a weird problem. never heard of anything close to that. Tell your dealer. I would do some explaining as to what the issue could be but i'm kind of drunk and i want to sleep
I think I have a feeling for how this feels. My old 64 Merc would at times have it lights go out (usually in a high speed curve). The lights in that car have a circuit breaker instead of a fuse. if the lights were on for an extended period it would open and then reclose (just before the crash). Fix was to connect the lights into an auxillary relay which carried the load.

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Your problem is unique. I would take that to the dealer considering its a 2008.

It sounds to me like there is a ground wire that isn't fully attached and shorts periodically. Could be from a bump in the road from time to time.

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I droped it off last night at the dealer and they called this morning and said that the alternator has a voltage loss and that they are going to replace it.I dont know for me that doesnt sound like it would be it.Wouldnt i have gotten a CEL light or the car shut off and not want to start right,eithier way we will see what happens when i get her back hopefully thats all it is


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