Car or Truck Lights Flickering? Top Three Electrical Problems You Can Quickly Fix Yourself

Are the lights on your car or truck flickering? Is there hard clicking noise when you try to start the engine? Both are sure signs of electrical problems! In this video, Andy explains the top three most common electrical problems you might find in your car or truck. None of them are terribly difficult to fix, and they are all important to take care of right away!

0:00 Car or Truck Lights Flickering? Top Three Electrical Problems You Can Quickly Fix Yourself
0:33 When you have an electrical problem, always check the battery first!
0:46 For engine starters, you'll likely have to go under the car or truck
1:41 Alternators are usually found near the top of the engine, and they are powered by the drive/serpentine belt

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[harrisonmantooth]

Been there, done that. I used to carry a long bar to tap the starter until I could fix the problem.

[trr]

I cannot figure out my car's flickering issue. Battery is testing good. The alternator is reading 14.05 volts on my multimeter. I replaced the terminals and a broken ground strap. It is running and starting good but still flickering. No battery light. The alternator is not even a year old. The starter is about 5 years old. It must have a electrical issue that is beyond my ability to fix.

[robertdiehl]

My headlights flickered/ strobed on a 1998 Toyota Camry. Replaced bulbs, relays, module control & checked electrical grounds... Permanently fix flickering by installing a custom built 230 amp alternator. Problem solved

[mikeray]

QUESTION as a 1999 Cherokee XJ @ 200k miles... runs great. **How much longer can I expect the fuel pump to last? Replace now as likely soon due?

[michaelmaker]

My 03 GMC ENVOY SLT would not start. Checked, found couple of bad fuses under the hood. Had battery tested was fine. Replaced starter it worked. But now, when I turn on my heater fan it wants to die or bogg then recovers. Intermittent. Had an issue with a loose negative on battery but I replaced bolt. Where should I start looking?

[ironfistarrival]

Look that huge amount of Rust under that car !

[beansme]

I have a 2005 trailblazer and the lights are flickering, I had the alternator and battery checked and they both check out good. I have no engine lights on eithier. When I accelerate they still flicker at the same rate. Any ideas?

[insanitymike]

New batteries and new Alternators.. idk what else it could be? I removed the interior lights

[Learnsuccessdgeff]

My car dashboard light flicker. Speedometer, acceleration, fuel, temperature gauge all will go down and comes back to normal. Look like car goes dead and come back to life. I'm checking my alternator tomorrow if it can solve the problem

[ericknicolas]

Can a starter cause a car to shut off and not start afterwards? Cause it to do a no crank no start after? My car died while driving the lights started flickering and the radio shut off.

[tevinhildreth]

My lights are flickering I just replaced the alternator and battery and the alternator isn’t charging and it’s effecting my radio and every light

[alphagaming]

Y is my 96 gmc sonoma s15 with the v6 4.3l randomly shutting off while I'm driving?

[HotRod-wvvm]

Just replaced my starter made no noise

[realitynotfantasy]

Main Seal is shot but I'm more worried about the starter .. wow.. you'd spend more on keeping oil in it. And we pay more on gas prices because of you lol

[captainamericaamerica]

GET YOUR STARTERS AT YOUR LOCAL AUTO PARTS. YOU'LL GET A MUCH BETTER DEAL
AND PAY LESS, AND YOU'LL GET A FREE LIFETIME REPLACEMENT!! SAVE YOUR MONEY.