Car shut off while driving, lost power steering, coolant light came on, battery light, and headlight service came on, will not start?

2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA
70,000 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TED123
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Driving lost power then it kind of surged forward and revved up when I wasn't on the throttle. Lost all power steering. Cranked over really roughly the first couple times I tried. Now it will crank over but it will not start.
Sep 21, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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TED123
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Also, it's been acting really funny with the signal lights not working then working all of a sudden. Radio lights not coming on as well. But after driving it for a but they start to work.
Sep 21, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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It sounds like the battery is shorting out internally, if the battery is more than 3 years old, I would remove it and have it tested at the auto parts store or follow this guide to see if that is the problem:

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

Please upload pictures or videos in your response of any problems so we can see what to help you with.

Sep 22, 2024 at 3:42 AM
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