Vauxhall Astra loss of pwer steering and lights illuminated on dash

Car: Vauxhall Astra
Variant: 1.7cdt
Model Year: 2004
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
1. My alarm starting going off for no reason (but thankfully has stopped).
2.Battery light has started to come on on the dashboard whilst driving along -when I turn car off it would go out. But yesterday I done the same thing and the car would't start and after a few minutes it started. After driving a few yrds up the road the the power steering went and abs light and engine light came on...help -what the heck is going on!!!!
Posted: Apr 7, 2013 (11 years ago)
Get alternator and battery tested .
Posted Apr 7, 2013 (11 years ago)
Alternator faulty.
Quite common on these engines
Posted Apr 7, 2013 (11 years ago)

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