starting problems
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starting problems
ok guys im stumped I have a 2006 escape xlt 92000 miles and this started happening daughter said car seemed like it didnt want to start and for the last 2 days after her driving at night to come home car would not start in morning so I put battery charger on it and charged battery at 10 amp setting it only charged at 2.1 amps for about 5 minutes then it said ful that batt was charged car started so I went to advance auto and they checked batt and alt out they said batt was good but that at idle atl would put out 14.21 but when i turned lights on fan for heater,radio,wipers and reved car that it was only putting out 13.85 and that was with me reving car so did my alt take a dump or is there another reason ,they said they could not even get one and just on a side note are they tough to get to to change and is it a big job any help here as I thought it was batt but it does not look like its going to be that easy damm i just looked on line 400.00 for a alt are they smoking crack car is only 2 years old even tho milage is high damm is there a recall or something thats ludicris any one have any cheaper solutions if it is alt?????? do they have an internal voltage reg that can be replaced like older cars? bend me over and hurt me 
Last edited by rickfar; May 18, 2008 at 08:53 AM. Reason: added something
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autoparts warehouse on line wants 376.00 even if they are a little high priced it seems the labor will kill me as it seems you need some specialized tools to take all you need to take apart to get the damm thing out from all i have been reading its a pain in the **** to get it out half shafts,pinch bolts ect shop labor at the dealer will kill me Im going to bench test the battery and check that out to be sure
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ok guys finally got the problem with starting resolved ( I Think) took battery back to store and had them test it on their indoor machine where it puts load,discharges, and trys to charge it and after about 10 minutes it came up with replace battery which i did a die hard and I guess there was something screwy with the battery that would not let it take a charge and alt would not give it the proper voltage but in the mean time i checked with local ford garage and price to replace a alt is 596.00 so a 100.00 battery seems a much better deal to me just wanted you guys to know its fixed
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13.85 volts is a little on the low side for an alternator, but still within spec. Usually when these alternators fail, you simply get battery voltage (12v or lower).
When you have a bad battery, this will drop your charging voltage a bit, so I have a feeling the battery is your problem.
When you have a bad battery, this will drop your charging voltage a bit, so I have a feeling the battery is your problem.
