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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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i have a 2002 is300 here's my problem i was driving my car and lih
ghts started popping up on the dash battery ,trac off, check eng,brake and srs i noticed my battery volts were dropping i turned on my headlights and my tv turned off parked car and didnt want to start so i changed the alternator everything was fine for about an hour then the battery light started blinking on and off and noticed the volts were dropping again so i went to autozone and the cars battery starter and alternator were checked they said the volt regulator failed ..some one told me i had a loose ground but i checked the ground from the battery to the motor and it seemed fine was wondering if it could be my alternator plug some one please help me out thank you
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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check volts to the alternator pigtail, and i know this sounds weird but have you changed your drive belt? I had a car one time I was diagnosing and the belt was loose and stretched and the alternator wasnt spinning fast enough weird but cars are strange.
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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perhaps the new/reman alternator was defective?

out of all aftermarket (and even new OE parts), alternators have the highest DOA percentage...
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 06:29 AM
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I agree with mitsuguy, reman alternators suck and 9 times out of ten they r boxed defective. let us know what you have found
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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Good lookn found the problem the positive cable from the alternator that goes to the fuse box was loose and was giving me a bad connection so the volt regulator was not turning on and charging my battery ..
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