Accord is dieing!!

jdmaccord40

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I have a 2001 Accord coupe lx. I was driving it the other day in a city when I went to start it and it just clicked like the battery was dead. I took my alternator in to autozone and replaced it then I found out after they tested my old alternator that it was good. So I replaced the battery. I drove it home no problem but noticed my gauges were bouncing from 0 to whatever my speed was. I got home then drove it to work a few hours later and halfway to work I lost all power and my car died. This was at night so I was using my lights. I took it to a mechanic and he replaced a fuse said it was fixed but tonight I drove it and my gauges were bouncing like before and I noticed I was losing power again. Please if anyone can help me let me know ASAP. Thanks
 

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Bad connection somewhere. I'd take it to the dealer for diagnosis, could be complex.
 

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It could be the starter same thing happened to my car and it just died and turned out to be the starter
 

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The starter won't have anything to do with his car losing power while driving.
 

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If ur battery light is on the dash then ur alternator is bad. I wouldnt trust any of those guys at autozone. They arent mehanics and they are stuppid. Also, dont buy a duralast alternator, they suck and i replaced mine 3 times in 1 yr.

U can test ur alternator output with a multimeter. But im assuming u dont know how. Just take it to the dealer or watch videos on how to test alternator current and load
 

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my car does this when its hot inside tha car, if it gets hot in tha car open doors let it cool down inside for a while and try and start it after about 15 min, if it starts its ur main efi relay
 
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