F150 Sudden Loss+Regain of Power while Driving

viviankindel_185600
Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:29:44 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

A month ago while my dad was driving down the highway my car lost power. Radio turned off, the flashers wouldn't work, and I believe the running lights were still on, but the whole dashboard went dark. He managed to drift to the shoulder before the power came back. This continued to happen almost daily, the flashers then worked half the time and the gauge needles started shaking. We took it to a regular mechanic and they checked out the battery and alternator and both were fine. They told us they couldn't find anything wrong.

     My dad managed to figure out that if he jiggled the fusebox the power would come back sooner. Then he narrowed it down to gently pressing on a couple of fuses. I took it to an electrical mechanic and of course, the truck never died on them. But they did find loose pins inside one of the connectors, following that visit the truck worked great, but today I lost power again much like before. This time flashers worked, the gauge needles didn't shake, and the power came on after 2 seconds.

     Just looking for ideas about what could be wrong.

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