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Originally Posted by ohhh my
How often do alternators go out and how much is it to replace?
Last night I was on my way home from dinner and my battery charging system light came on, then my abs light came on, then my stereo and head light shut off.
Does this sound like a typical failing/failed alternator?
... Oh and even though all electronics in the car didn't work anymore(stereo, ac/heater, all the display actually turned off.) my emergency flasher still worked! good job thinking about the little details. it safely enabled me to get off the freeway without getting hit since my lights shut off too.
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Same thing happened to my friends car and it was the alternator, if you can take it off have it checked at any autoparts store (its free) they'll do a 3 stage test on it, before you take it to the autoparts store check the voltage while on Idle it should read 14.7 volts or closer to that, btw how many miles is the car and how old is the battery too?
