Re: Saturn SL1 Alternator and Transmission

Nov 17, 2003 1 Replies


Hey all,


>
> Would a dead alternator affect the automatic transmission in its final
> minutes before the car goes dead?
> I was driving Friday night and the transmission was acting weird and when i
> got home the car died.
> Boosted it Sunday, after letting it run for a while , i put it drive and
> tried to advance in idling speed and once again transmission was acting
> weird, then put my foot on the brake for a few minutes and the car died
> again and unable to start?
>
> Alternator or Am i jumping to conclusions thinking its my transmission? >
> Thanks--
> Marc Allain
>
>

Low electrical system voltage can indeed have an effect like you mentioned, because there is not enough voltage to operate the shift/line-pressure control solenoids properly. My guess is there is nothing actually wrong with the transmission.

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