106 battery light driving me mad, please help!!!

Hi

Sorry this is rather long-winded, I just want to explain it fully and see if anyone has any suggestions as this problem has stumped two local, highly recommended garages!

I have had four replacement alternators in the past eight months, from two different garages. The first was fitted by a garage in a different part of the country, and was found several months afterwards by my local place to be faulty; the light wasn?t coming on as it had done before the replacement, but there was a nasty noise coming from it (sorry, not technically minded!!). Since that first replacement, each subsequent one has followed the same pattern. There is no problem for about 600-700 miles, then the battery light starts to appear briefly while the revs are high. This gradually gets worse until the light is on nearly all the time, at which point I?ve had the alternator changed under warranty. The garage have checked the car thoroughly and been unable to find anything wrong.

The car has also been to the local Peugot dealer, in my frustration. The first time, when the car was connected to their computer, nothing was found as the light wasn?t on. The second time, they told me that the fault definitely lay with the alternator, so I had it changed for the fourth time. I do not believe anybody, even me, could be unlucky enough to have four faulty parts in a row, so does somebody please have any suggestions (apart from selling the car, which although tempting at times is not financially feasible for me at the moment!)?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as I can then ask the garage if they have checked out specific possibilities. I know nothing about cars, but thinking logically, if it was dodgy wiring surely it would be more random and I wouldn?t have the gaps after repair with no problems? I?ve also asked if anything could be causing the alternators to go wrong but no solution has presented itself.

Thanks for taking the time to read this lengthy explanation!

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