1998 Nissan Sentra 4 cyl Automatic 162000 miles
I had both replaced last November (2009) and everything was fine until around July of this year when I noticed that a dummy light was on my dash for the parking brake/battery. Being a "dummy" I thought, no way could my battery be bad, it was less than a year old. Two weeks ago, my car died and my mechanic friend told it was time for a new alternator again. I'm trying to find a reason why it would have died after 10 months. Is the belt bad? Is it a wiring problem? Maybe a fuse or something? I'm hoping someone can help me out here... Thanks.
I had both replaced last November (2009) and everything was fine until around July of this year when I noticed that a dummy light was on my dash for the parking brake/battery. Being a "dummy" I thought, no way could my battery be bad, it was less than a year old. Two weeks ago, my car died and my mechanic friend told it was time for a new alternator again. I'm trying to find a reason why it would have died after 10 months. Is the belt bad? Is it a wiring problem? Maybe a fuse or something? I'm hoping someone can help me out here... Thanks.
Oct 5, 2010 at 11:55 AM