Brake + Battery Light
Kieran Lavin
kieran at kieranlavin.com
Fri Dec 7 06:06:50 CST 2007
As a side note, last week my alternator died with very little if any
warning. In the morning on the 75-mile commute the rear defroster didn't
seem to be working. I thought it was a fuse since I had been goofing with
them the night before. On the return trip, the defroster still wasn't
working but then I noticed the dash lights dim but figured that was because
it's been so long since I've driven the car that I just didn't know. Then,
over the course of 2 miles or so, the windshield wipers (it was pouring rain)
started slowing down on the return, the cruise control kicked off when I
turned the blower on to clear the windshield, and the car stumbled big time
when I gave it a little gas to get in front of someone. I pulled over and
the car died on me. Wouldn't start back up. Ray had to come rescue me with
a fresh battery some 60 miles away. I didn't realize but he told me that the
brake/battery lights don't always light when the alternator is dying.
After replacing it, you could tell it was definitely done. The thing only
spun with MUCH effort
kieran
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