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Over the past couple of weeks I would go to start my 1999 chevy lumina and it would not start at first but then after a couple of trys it would, two days ago the volt light came on but it was still turning over and running, yesterday on the way to the hospital all my blinkers started running fast and the milage, rpm and gas indicator started bouncing up and down...I managed to fly into the parking lot and walk to my appt. After coming out I tried to start it and it would make this very audible clicking sound. Is it the altinator or the starter? I am so confused.I dont want to change the first if there is something else eating the batterys power.

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The clicking sounds like starter clicking in & out because not enough power battery mostlikly flat or bad earth,all the rest sounds like bad earth or battery contact ie corosion,dust,or lose wire

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The alternator is not charging the battery. The clicking noise was the starter, it does that when the battery is to low to crank it. Also the dash does exactly how you described it when the power gets to low. Replace the alternator, Have it checked first to be sure

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