Does this sound like the alternator? FIXED!!!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:19 pm
This quite often happens with my 5th gen, but when slowing to a halt my revs drop right down and the car almost stalls or sometimes even does.
It happened today after driving for 15 minutes at reasonable speeds, then stopping for almost an hour, then driving for 5 minutes reaching 30mph max to get petrol, to then drive for 5 minutes to get home. It was on the leg home that it completely cut out twice!... Once on approaching a roundabout and once when joining stopped traffic.
When I pulled up at home I tested the dropping revs with and without the blowers on and the rear window heater. Both had been on when it cutout. I'd rev to near 3000rpm then lift my foot off. It was evident that with the rear window heater the revs were dropping a lot lower than without it on. Probably to about 500rpm. The blowers would reduce it further and so with braking on top of that I think is when it's cutting out.
Do you think this could be alternator/battery related?
If I leave the car to warm up for longer before driving off it reduces the likelihood of this happening. It's definitely worse with frequent stop starting as well.
Also I left my lights on at work the other day (my warning buzzer has disappeared. It's on the list). It had only been 1 hour 45, but it was still enough to not be able to turn the engine over. Does that sound about right or did that drain too quick?
It happened today after driving for 15 minutes at reasonable speeds, then stopping for almost an hour, then driving for 5 minutes reaching 30mph max to get petrol, to then drive for 5 minutes to get home. It was on the leg home that it completely cut out twice!... Once on approaching a roundabout and once when joining stopped traffic.
When I pulled up at home I tested the dropping revs with and without the blowers on and the rear window heater. Both had been on when it cutout. I'd rev to near 3000rpm then lift my foot off. It was evident that with the rear window heater the revs were dropping a lot lower than without it on. Probably to about 500rpm. The blowers would reduce it further and so with braking on top of that I think is when it's cutting out.
Do you think this could be alternator/battery related?
If I leave the car to warm up for longer before driving off it reduces the likelihood of this happening. It's definitely worse with frequent stop starting as well.
Also I left my lights on at work the other day (my warning buzzer has disappeared. It's on the list). It had only been 1 hour 45, but it was still enough to not be able to turn the engine over. Does that sound about right or did that drain too quick?
