Suddenly the cars headlights just flashed?

Tiny
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  • 2000 MG ZR
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Hello my friend was driving along last night and suddenly the cars headlights just flashed we looked at the dash board and the battery light and the abs light had came on then after a couple of seconds the headlight just went off and couldn't be turned back on we left the car for a hour or two tried again still no lights we even tried changing the bulbs still nothing. Someone has said to me that it could be the alternator is this so? Or can it be a quick fix?

P.S I didn't know the cars year as its my friends so I just guessed
Monday, February 2nd, 2015 AT 6:06 AM

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Tiny
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Check battery for condition the see if it is charging it may be a bad alternator
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Monday, February 2nd, 2015 AT 6:14 AM
Tiny
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Yep, if there is no electrical the battery could have shorted out. Here is a guide to help load test the battery.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 AT 7:05 PM

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