I own a '95 Saturn SL1 and for about 2 months now, I have been experiencing this strange electrical problem while driving where both my radio (both clock display and CD player) and air conditioning shut off for about 2 seconds and then turn back on.

About a month back, I replaced a bad battery at Checker Auto, who also performed the electrical testing and determined that all of the electrical circuits were sound, but the above problem continued.

This weekend I decided to clean all of the fuses, many of which showed signs of oxidation, hoping that this would solve the issue, but the problem occurred again the next time I drove.

I'd appreciate any thoughts on where to go next as I am completely out of ideas at this point.

 

Replace the positive battery cable. I suspect the battery has leaked some acid into/underneath the the cable insulation, causing the cable to rot from the inside ...

 

Unfortunately, the cable looks fine so I'm thinking I'll check behind the fuse block and then the alternator.

I'll let you know if I figure it out.

Thanks again!

 

Unfortunately, that is the reason why this problem is so sneaky -- the cables ALWAYS look good. It's an internal rot that you cannot see from the outside ...

However, you chase around behind the fuse block, and don't bump your head, or get stuck in there .....