VP Calais stalled, wouldn't restart, now dash is freaking out...

[SHAD1E]

My VP Calais died while sitting at the lights this afternoon. Just idling in a turning lane, it basically stalled. V6 auto, never done this before. Tried to start it again but it just clicked, didn't turn over, almost like the battery was flat. Couldn't get it started, RACV towed it home. Hooked up some jumped leads and it started without a problem.

Next problem was that my dash didn't seem to register that the car was running. Fuel and temp gauges didn't move, odometer was lit up on the right hand side but wouldn't show DTE or anything else that normally comes up when the car's running. And across the bottom, the low fuel, water temp and overspeed lights were flashing, which has never happened before.

Turned the ignition off, tried to start again but would just tick. Not in too much of a hurry to try jumping it again as I'm guessing it's not just a flat battery. Maybe a wiring fault or computer issue? Anyone had or heard of this problem before?

[david dubbo]

Sounds like alternator has gone and hasnt got the power to light up dash properly