Is Alternator covered under warranty?
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Is Alternator covered under warranty?
Hey my alternator just began failing on me. I am assuming it is my alternator because my car will not start, except when I use an external battery to boost it, but it eventually loses its charge overnight and the next day I can't start again. Yes I drove the car around for over 10 minutes after boosting it.
Anyways, I was wondering if this is covered under the extended powertrain warranty?
Thanks,
Tim
Anyways, I was wondering if this is covered under the extended powertrain warranty?
Thanks,
Tim
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Battery is a lot more likely
If it will start when boosted....and runs fine...but won't restart on it's own...that's the battery
It might even start on it's own right away...but not after a few hours....battery again
Dead battery and bad alternator....won't run when you remove the battery that you boosted it with
If it will start when boosted....and runs fine...but won't restart on it's own...that's the battery
It might even start on it's own right away...but not after a few hours....battery again
Dead battery and bad alternator....won't run when you remove the battery that you boosted it with
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Battery is a lot more likely
If it will start when boosted....and runs fine...but won't restart on it's own...that's the battery
It might even start on it's own right away...but not after a few hours....battery again
Dead battery and bad alternator....won't run when you remove the battery that you boosted it with
If it will start when boosted....and runs fine...but won't restart on it's own...that's the battery
It might even start on it's own right away...but not after a few hours....battery again
Dead battery and bad alternator....won't run when you remove the battery that you boosted it with
Thanks for the information, I hope it is just the battery. I am going to bring the battery into an autoshop to get it tested.
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If you got an Autozone by you, they will check it all out for free........usually.
I'll bet battery won't hold a charge.
Either that or your connections are all cruddy and not making good contact.
I'll bet battery won't hold a charge.
Either that or your connections are all cruddy and not making good contact.
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And to answer your second question, generally powertrain warranties are limited to anything that touches oil/fluid and I believe the extended powertrain warranty only covers the engine? correct me if i'm wrong on that second point.
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The extended powertrain warranty through '06 covers the engine and driveline for a year beyond the bumper-to-bumper. Engine core warranty is 8 years, 100k. Alternator would just be covered under B to B.
Sure sounds like a bad battery to me. FWIW, 10 minutes is not long enough to charge a run-down battery. Not even close. Also, if you have a decent volmeter, the alternator is really easy to check.
Ken
Sure sounds like a bad battery to me. FWIW, 10 minutes is not long enough to charge a run-down battery. Not even close. Also, if you have a decent volmeter, the alternator is really easy to check.
Ken
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I'm thinking your problem is the battery because my car started doing that yesterday and I am going to auto zone or advance to get the battery checked if that what it is then i'll let you know but i'm pretty sure thats the problem the alternator still looks new and shiny (Weird) but if that was the problem then car it would kill a new battery in a matter of days so an old one wouldn't stand a chance
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