Not happy broken down

[Danny P]

18 month old 172 15000 miles and the alternator burns out late last night!
To add insult to injury I had to wait 4 hours in -2 degrees to be recovered!

 

[Ad]

Christ 4 hours thats harsh!! Is that with Reno assistance??

 

[Danny P]

Christ 4 hours thats harsh!! Is that with Reno assistance??

Yes mate the AA came and recovered me

 

[TomS]

This makes me even more keen to join the AA/RAC - 9 year old valver in this cold weather....... might be a good idea!

Sorry to hear of the problem

Tom

 

[Clarkie172]

i think i need to be getting myself some cover too!

 

[Pat_986]

I never bother with cover b4, but just insured my valver with Bell and got a good deal on their breakdown cover, paid about £30 in all for 4 homestarts and 6 recoverys, plus they will put you up in a hotel if nedds be! Im quite happy with it

 

[Day]

Got to love the Renault alternators...

I'm on my third in 14 months

 

[Gary G]

I've had to have a new one on my year old 182 also!!

 

[gh172]

Got to love the Renault alternators...

I'm on my third in 14 months

What are the symptoms - is it sudden or a gradual failure? My 172 with 20K miles is getting a bit funny about hot-starting.

/G

 

[Liam]

http://www.misterfixit.com/alterntr.htm

 

[Danny P]

http://www.misterfixit.com/alterntr.htm

Nice one. That would explain why my car had gained a funny noise 3 weeks ago and a slight burning smell. The alternator bearings were on their way out!

 

[Chili Red]

Interesting that it said it would happen in minus 10 with the heating full on and in the dark - they weren't far wrong!

 

[Danny P]

What was scary was that the xenon’s just went out. They did not start to dull like a torch with a flat battery I was on an unlit country road too!!!