Hi...for the second time ever, my amazon died on me today...that was a shock.
I was sat in traffic, ticking along sweetly, when suddenly all went quiet, dead as a dodo.
Right on a nasty junction in rush hour too, added bonus...thing was, when I turned the key in the ignition, I had no dash lights, and no starter, nothing. Balls thought I. First thought was knackered alternator, run battery down, big problem. Checked everything under the hood, all was fine, no loose wires etc ( The car is very well looked after). Got back in, but still no dash lights, and no start. Back under bonnet, fiddled about a bit with coil wires, all seemed fine, back in car, ignition lights on, started, off I went, relieved. Now, what would cause my dash lights (and handbrake light iirc) to all be out? dodgy ignition switch?
Once back home I removed various coil wires to try to recreate the symptoms, but dash lights went on whatever I did, so it's not a dodgy connection there, and they were all tight to begin with anyway..and isn't that a different circuit? I looked at the ignition switch as best I could, all connections seem good there also. I am a little perplexed, electrics are not my thing.
All thoughts gratefully relieved, I don't want that to happen again.
Thanks.
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Howdy,

Check the cables and connections at the starter post with the red (BATT) cable and two big black wires. That is the most likely place for a bad connection that would cause complete loss of power.

Get a test light and carry it with you. When this happens again check the big black wire at the ignition switch. You should get a brightly lit test light. Got voltage? If yes, the problem is the key switch (the ignition is not fused). If no, look again at the starter and battery connections.
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How do your fuses look?
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Maybe intermittent bad ground - where the battery ground strap is bolted to the firewall, or ground strap from bellhousing to frame. remove, wire brush and/or file to bare metal.

Thanks Danny...I thought the grounds were good, solid and clean, as they have recently been done, but I just checked and redid them again anyway..they were clean and tight still though, so I don't think it was that...
Your input is appreciated, thanks.