Comments on: 5 Signs of a Bad Alternator

By: Jerome Apostol

Jerome Apostol — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:24:24 +0000

My alternator just produced a whining sound. The battery still being charged but at a high RPM like 2,500. The charge indicator says at 13,1Volts on Aircon at high RPM of 2,500 how long will the alternator last? The bad part is am at the trails am about 90 miles away from home

By: Henry Collins

Henry Collins — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 02:49:16 +0000

A bad alternator almost always leads to a dead or drained battery. I learned from Dig My Ride that dead batteries due to broken alternators are one of the most notorious causes behind cars not starting. It's such a hassle getting stuck in the middle of nowhere because of a dead battery that's why it's important to take care of your car's battery and alternator. Thank you for this!

By: kira

kira — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:52:05 +0000

Hi, good day. My car is actually working but once I use my wiper, breaks or headlights the battery indicator turns on. I actually asked 2 mechanics regarding it. one says that the alternator is broken and needed to be fixed. The other one said that the alternator is good showing me that the battery’s voltage/wattage is on 13-14. I’m confused if i really need to replace my alternator or not, since it was recently replaced.

By: Robert Whitchard

Robert Whitchard — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 20:24:05 +0000

My 2012 Ford Escape has stalled several times this week. I recently just put a new battery in it, but apparently, it stalled out again twice today as I was trying to do doordash. When I turned off my engine and turned it back on, it made a whirring sound and wouldn’t start.

By: Louise Storey

Louise Storey — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:20:25 +0000

Thank you for sharing this information. I had my GEN light come on yesterday morning, stayed on during the 14km round trip to drop a worker off. Then in the afternoon the GEN light went off once jeep was started and stayed off during the 18km round trip(i went the long way to charge battery – hoping that that is the problem as its been sitting for long periods since lockdown.) This morning however, GEN light went off, and came on again after 50metres driving and stayed on, Battery gauge was on the edge of the red, and by the time i was halfway home I was praying to GOD that I would make it as jeep started to lose engine power (no ooomph) … lost my headlights as i entered the driveway (long driveway, mutiple cars parked in a tight area.. no headlights was quite nerve wracking.. oh did i mention these morning drop offs’ occur at 5.30am and it is DARK. but, through the grace of GOD I made it home. Now what ? Any suggestions ? I am anticipating a rather hefty mechanic bill 🙁

By: Cheryl Caldwell

Cheryl Caldwell — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:31:35 +0000

Well I’ve been looking for my problem I don’t really see it on any pages my truck battery started dying while we were driving or something and it’ll be all we bought a new battery sound check the battery so the battery is no good so we got another one from Les Schwab brand new then they said that battery was no good I don’t believe that that could happen I was wondering if there’s other reasons that would destroy a battery that quick and I don’t believe it was put on wrong

By: jpalandri@goldeagle.com

jpalandri@goldeagle.com — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:29:58 +0000

In reply to Jereme. We'd recommend having your car inspected by a mechanic. We cannot diagnose the issue for you unfortunately.

By: Jereme

Jereme — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:01:02 +0000

Just put a new starter on my car and when I turn it over it still wine what does that mean if I just put a new starter it was doing that with the old starter

By: Angela Waterford

Angela Waterford — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:42:29 +0000

My car has been showing signs of problems since last week whenever I turn the lights on in order to drive in the night, and I think this isn’t a sign of an electrical problem. As you’ve mentioned, it’s been flickering whenever I press the gas pedal, so this could be a sign of a problem with the alternator. I think I’ll take it to an auto repair shop so it can be fixed as soon as possible.

By: Raghu Nandan Dahal

Raghu Nandan Dahal — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:30:49 +0000

My Honda Accord 2001 had some issues and went to workshop. According to the technician I have replaced gasket, power steering and air filter. After replacing the Power Steering there was some noise specially in the morning first start when turn steering wheel completely. Technician said this is normal and will go out the sound after few days. However it remain the same and again I have visited the workshop to address the noise problem. Now technician said because of the ALTERNATOR that is happening and I must replace it. I am really disappointed because I have already paid more than 1000 USD and again they recommended to replace the alternator. I needed good advice please help me. Is this genuine problems ? My battery working well. What happens if I drive my car in the same situations? I am thinking to replace alternator once it will completely die. Still I am not convinced because of the alternator power steering make noise !!!!!