It started with the lights dimming and the radio flickering, then when you would come to a low idle the car would die and the battery was dead. I had the alternator replaced last Tuesday. It ran fine until Saturday when it started doing the same thing again. I replaced the battery and it ran fine again until Monday. And it started acting the same way and the battery was dead. Yesterday we had the battery charged and I started the car, unhooked the + battery cable and the car died instantly. I took the alternator off to it to Autozone for them to test and it tested fine. I got a battery/alternator tester also. I got home put the alternator back on and tested it. It showed the battery and alternator both working fine. I took it for a 5 minute drive when I returned home and it show the alternator wasn't working properly again. It sat overnight. When I tested it this morning it showed to be working fine again. I took it for another 5 minute drive and it stopped working again. Any thoughts
2006-11-08 06:28:40 · 5 answers · asked by thetexaspsycho2003 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Is there anything temp wise that would cause the the alternator not to work properly?
2006-11-08 06:37:34 · update #1
You are buying your parts from the worst place you can, that's why the parts are cheap. You are having a parts sales person with no diagnostic skills testing your alternator. My shop replaces
numerous autocrap parts every week. First have a qualified auto technician properly diagnose your vehicle then let them repair the problem or install a quality part.
2006-11-08 06:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lousy connection somewhere. Run down the wires that connect to the alternator. And don't listen to that moron. Autozone is one of the best places you can find to get parts.
You might need to give the battery a good charge and go ahead and let a good alternator person take a look. Chances are it will be an easy, quick fix since you already have a new alternator in there.
2006-11-08 19:23:23 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might have a bad ground or corrosion on your cables take off the battery cables an inspect them for dirt,
2006-11-08 20:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by michael k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the wiring to the alternator look for loose or corroded connections
2006-11-08 14:34:38 · answer #4 · answered by james c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its possible your alt. stops charging after it gets warm or you may have a bad ground -(engine to frame? or engine to body)
2006-11-08 14:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by guyfreefun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋