Hi group,
I am not car literate in any way, but I am wondering if any of you could give me some clues regarding the problem I am having with my 1999 Astra Club's alternator.
Last november the alternator went ( warning light on dash, loss of power etc) and was replaced successfully. In this case it was not charging the battery.
Last week I was driving for 30 seconds when the power steering went, the stereo went off, the dashboard lit up like a xmsa tree (including the air bag and computer fault lights). The car was still running, but quite rough.
Diagnosis - Alternator overcharging. Alternator replaced, earth lead(?) replaced,battery replaced as it had a bulge in it. Three days later the same thing has happened.
Has anyone got any idea what might cause the alternator to repeatedly fail, or have I had extremely bad luck and got another dodgy alternator fitted?
Michael.