Car shut off at red light, all electronics also died.

Asked by Michael Jan 12, 2023 at 06:31 PM about the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Today, when I went to start my car it would not even crank. I jumped it once,
and it started but then shut off again when I shut the hood. The second time I
jumped it, I tried driving it to a local mechanic, but it shut off at a red light.
Even the emergency lights would not come on. I drove it over to a safe spot,
and the lights came back on, but then shut off entirely. There was a lot of
corrosion on the battery. Any idea what the problem might be?

Also, when I would take it on long drives, if I stopped the car for ten minutes,
it would be hard to get it to start again, the rpms would dip low and then back
up.

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The 22 year old alternator is bad. Your previous experience shows it was going out then.

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