charge system problems

Alternaters and starter that have been remanufactured are possibly the worst offenders for dependabilty. Take it back to the shop that did the alternater and ask them to re-check it. There are some brands I have quit using because of the high failure rate.

All of the battery cables should be clean and tight also.

[quote:49e93825eb="Julie Hogan"]1997 Old. Aurora 73.264 miles, 8 cyclinder

While driving my car, battery symbol lights up and the "check charging system" warning is displayed, car became very sluggish, lost all power to accesories then car barely went 5 mph. I pulled over, it died.
Mechanic replaced alternator (2nd time alternator was replaed in two year span). Car ran great for two weeks then same problem occured.
I don't think the alterator or the battery is bad. I have very little finances, don't want to keep paying for repairs that arent' working??
The battery, alterator, serpentine belt are all brand new.[/quote:49e93825eb] GOOD NEWS! I took my car back to the mechanic, he said it was a bolt holding a wire to the alternator, they put a new bolt on and the car runs great. NO CHARGE.

Your welcome...if that was what you meant.

[quote:a2516c8901="Service Writer"]Your welcome...if that was what you meant.[/quote:a2516c8901]

Excuse my poor manners!

Thank You Very much for your reply.

No problem, I was just missin' the lovin' :wink:

[quote:52f4e59798="Julie Hogan"]1997 Old. Aurora 73.264 miles, 8 cyclinder

While driving my car, battery symbol lights up and the "check charging system" warning is displayed, car became very sluggish, lost all power to accesories then car barely went 5 mph. I pulled over, it died.
Mechanic replaced alternator (2nd time alternator was replaed in two year span). Car ran great for two weeks then same problem occured.
I don't think the alterator or the battery is bad. I have very little finances, don't want to keep paying for repairs that arent' working??
The battery, alterator, serpentine belt are all brand new.[/quote:52f4e59798]


Julie,
I have a 1997 Aurora with 94,000 miles, and the alternator failed on mine also. I took it to a repair shop with a "lifetime waranty" alternator, and they replaced it for me. Fixed the problem for 100 miles, and it failed again. They replaced it again, this time the new alternator lasted 250 miles, now same problem. I am taking it to a different shop that specializes in electrical and have them look at it. seems hard to believe I got 2 bad alternators in a row, plus it isn't cheap to get them installed.

Not at all hard to understand to me. There are some rebuilt alternaters and starters that suck...and they are usually problems with the same stock numbers. Lifetime is not always quality.