Hey guys. I'm back with my 99 mazda b3000. i was heading home from work, all of a sudden my battery light came on, headlights went dim, my temperature gauge was on hot and my check gage light came on and i lost power steering. what do i need to do to find the issue? thanks in advance!!

 

Fan belt broke or came off

Replace it

 

belt definitely came off. i had a spare so i swapped them out, and when i started it up, there was a loud squeaking. shut it off, looked, belt is sliding off again. noticed my idler pulley is a little crooked. but now, my tension pulley isnt providing any slack. any ideas on this?

 

Replace both. Sounds like one or both failed. Pretty common, especially with high mileage, but not unheard of with low mileage either.

 

+1 ^^^

Also spin other pulleys to make sure they turn, alternator, water pump and A/C compressor, power steering pulley should move but very hard to turn this pump sometimes