91 cavalier engine stalls or stops

[WPyke]

With the vehicle shut off, use a volt meter and check battery, if the voltage continues to climb, ie: 12 volts and rises to 16 or higher.
There is a good possibility that your battery is internally shorting out, hence the batt. eng, lights coming on, a prestart condition and computer shuts the engine down.
If the battery checks out, your charging system is faulty.

[Tech II]

Is this a record? An 8 year post?

Explain to me, a battery internally shorting, yet the voltage rises to 16 volts?