Drove the car the evening of the incident and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Parked it and then came back to it a few hours later and the car won’t turn, lights wouldn’t turn on, wouldn’t even make a sound. Put a jump starter on it and that didn’t work. The battery was dead beyond hope. Used another car as a jump to get it started and go home. The cluster screen would show an alert message of “abnormal chargingâ€. Got home and turned it off. I tried to start it again and same thing, as if the battery wasn’t even connected.
The next day I checked the voltage on the battery and it was 12.7v. It would however fail load test, it was providing 2 amps after hours and hours of being charged with a 15 amp charger. Took the alternator out and took it to autozone to test. It failed the test. It was providing .7 volts, when it needed to provide 13-14volts. This is a Japan built Denso Alternator. No one carries it other than the dealer. Thankfully, the battery was under 2 years old and was replaced under warranty. I replaced the alternator myself. The cost was roughly $300-$400. It would be much greater if the dealer performed the work or if your battery wasn’t under warranty.
Drove the car the evening of the incident and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Parked it and then came back to it a few hours later and the car won’t turn, lights wouldn’t turn on, wouldn’t even make a sound. Put a jump starter on it and that didn’t work. The battery was dead beyond hope. Used another car as a jump to get it started and go home. The cluster screen would show an alert message of “abnormal chargingâ€. Got home and turned it off. I tried to start it again and same thing, as if the battery wasn’t even connected.
The next day I checked the voltage on the battery and it was 12.7v. It would however fail load test, it was providing 2 amps after hours and hours of being charged with a 15 amp charger. Took the alternator out and took it to autozone to test. It failed the test. It was providing .7 volts, when it needed to provide 13-14volts. This is a Japan built Denso Alternator. No one carries it other than the dealer. Thankfully, the battery was under 2 years old and was replaced under warranty. I replaced the alternator myself. The cost was roughly $300-$400. It would be much greater if the dealer performed the work or if your battery wasn’t under warranty.
- Daneel K., Glendale, AZ, US