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Your Rolls-Royce has an alternator that generates the electricity that powers all of your car’s components and devices. It’s a long-lived component, built with the quality you expect from a Rolls-Royce, but it can still get damaged. If you need an alternator repair, your luxury car dealership near Nashville, TN can help you. These are some of the signs that you may need a new alternator.
Dead Battery
A dead battery can ruin your day. Inevitably, a dead battery happens when you need to be somewhere. If your battery is five years old, or more, the most obvious cause is old age. A car battery has a lifespan of three to five years before it fails. If your battery is relatively new, this suggests that you have an alternator problem.
One of the alternator’s jobs is to recharge your battery. If the alternator is weakening, however, it will generate less power than it should. If your alternator can’t generate enough power, it won’t be able to completely recharge your battery. The energy your battery uses to start your car won’t be fully replaced, and your battery will gradually die.
Blown Alternator Fuse
The alternator, like all other electrical systems in your car, has a fuse. The job of the fuse is to protect the alternator against electrical surges and other problems. If something goes wrong, the fuse will blow. This protects the alternator from damage, but it also shuts it down. If you lose your alternator’s power generation, your car could be in trouble.
Without a working alternator, your electrical systems will draw power from the battery. Your battery isn’t designed or equipped to supply all of your car’s electrical demands. The excessive electrical demands can drain your battery in less than an hour. Once we replace the fuse, your alternator will work perfectly again.
Electrical Problems
Strange behavior by your electrical systems is a sign of an alternator problem. Normally, your alternator provides more than enough power for all of your car’s components and devices. When an alternator starts to wear out, however, its power generation drops. Eventually, your alternator won’t be able to supply enough power for all the devices in your car.
If your alternator can’t supply enough power, you’ll see strange behavior like a radio that stops working or a sunroof that won’t close. These problems are rare at first, but they will become more frequent as your alternator gets weaker. Our technicians will test your alternator and replace it if it fails. Once the alternator problem is fixed, the strange electrical problems will disappear.
Your alternator always shows signs that it’s failing, which gives you time to arrange a replacement. Call our service department at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Nashville, and we’ll replace it.
