Major car problem?

hails69, Jan 20, 2:55pm
Was driving home today from being away (2.5 hour drive) and with about an hour to go I noticed every time I braked the radio would cut out for a few seconds and the speedo etc hands/sticks would dip then go back.Get back into town and a high pitch sort of whine starts up and gets louder with acceleration.Stop car, go and do something, come back to car and it's as dead as a doornail.Doesn't even turn over.

Will call state roadside rescue to tow me to a garage tomorrow.

Does this issue sound familiar to anyone!

thunderbolt, Jan 20, 2:57pm
Sounds like alternator issue possibly.
What model car!

jmma, Jan 20, 2:58pm
Fanbelt loose , causing it not to charge (o:

hails69, Jan 20, 3:00pm
It's a 94 or maybe 95 subaru legacy, auto.

hails69, Jan 20, 3:04pm
Are either of those ^ possibilities expensive!

msigg, Jan 20, 3:08pm
Yes as above sounds like alternator issue. As you braked that took the power out of the battery hence the radio/speedo. Time for a checy of the battery/ alternator and belts. Not too bad an issue.

hails69, Jan 20, 3:09pm
Aha.Battery is a couple of months old, has a 5 year guarantee. I'll ring the people who sold it to me for a chat tomorrow.Many thanks :-)

mugenb20b, Jan 20, 4:39pm
Don't bother, your car doesn't have a battery related problem.

hails69, Jan 20, 4:52pm
Above person said to check battery/alt issue!

mugenb20b, Jan 20, 4:58pm
Do this first ^^^^^ and go from there. The battery will be drained if you had a charging problem (alternator).

hails69, Jan 20, 5:02pm
Will do :-)