The failing alternator symptom most drivers recognize is dim or flickering lights. Source | Holly Mansfield BAD ALTERNATOR SYMPTOMS: 1. Here are the several clues your alternatorĀ could be going out and what you can do about it. Many people, even professionals, are quick to assume the battery is bad, but this can be a costly assumption if your failing alternator kills your newly replaced battery, too. "My battery is dead!" Or is it more complicated than that? The same situation could happen again with a new battery, if you miss signs of a failing alternator. 238000003860 storage Methods 0.You turn the key, and instead of firing up the engine, all you hear are rapid clicks.
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