Help! Electrical problem with 94 sl2

Your alternator sounds like it died or there is a loose or very dirty connection.

Bob

I was thinking the same thing. On my Ford (what a piece o'crap car that was!), the alternator died. Put in one (rebuilt) from local auto parts store.

Couple of days later the battery was dead again (it was new as well). I gave up and took it to the dealer. They put on a Ford alternator to the tune of $450 (inc. labor). Said rebuilt was bad. So I haul the rebuilt back to the parts store and they said 'Tuff. No refunds on electrcial items" while smugly pointing at the sign on the wall.

To say I blew up was mild. I whipped out the Ford repair invoice and went after the manager. He refunded the money on the rebuilt. I think once I got done with him he had wished he had called in sick.

Seems somewhere in the life of a Saturn it'll need a few batteries and an alternator, imo.

B~

But what did they "fix" for the $50 and how long did it take them to do it? You do not say. Seems to me they should have done the "fix" for free.

Bob

They replaced the whole unit , they kept it overnight, If I had brought it in sooner I may not have paid the "warrenty adjustment" becuase this had been going on for a while I was just too busy to bring it in sooner, so I must accept some blame in that. I have no compliants I always had good experiences with this place. When I attempted to paid the to $50, my credit card was delcined but the owner let me take my car and paid him later even though there's a big sign behind the counter that says "Absolutely no credit". Of course $50 is no loss but I paid him later anyway.