Originally Posted by
wingnutt2420
A little less than a year ago I lost power driving down the highway. All of the electronic died and the engine shut off. I had it towed to the shop and had a new alternator put in. This solved the problem but now, I was towing my tandem axle cargo trailer from Oregon to my home in Washington and all of the electronics flickered. I quickly pulled over and unplugged the trailer. I made it home and check the volts on both my brand new batteries to find that they were both down to 9 volts. I check the volts coming out of my alternator and it was only putting out 9 volts. In all I guess my question is, can an alternator die in less than a year, and what would cause that? The old alternator was put in August of 2009. Sorry this post is so long but I didn't know how to ask it. Thanks
The answer is yes - they can fail that quickly.
What alternator did you put in after the OEM failed?