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Marquiche Burton Posted on Mar 13, 2015

My headlights, air system, and radio will lose power at times due to low voltage. What could be the cause?

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Have you actually measured the voltage at the battery while the car is running? If the car consistently maintains about 12.6V and 14V (14V when charging after a start), doubtful that it is a voltage problem. If the voltage is outside that range, it could be either a bad alternator or battery. If the voltage is correct, I would suspect the BCM (Body Control Module) that controls the functions you mentioned.

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Easiest is loose alternator belt next is bad battery if that checks out check volts out of alternator hope this helps

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