Originally Posted by 78-FJ40

Wondering if any other forum members have experienced the below scenario.

I have a 2017 T4R TRD PRO with approximately 40,000 miles on it. No accessories like a winch. Only mods have been to replace yellow bulbs with LEDs about 2 years ago and about 2 weeks ago I installed the Pedal Commander (highly recommend).

Anyway...2 days ago while driving my entire instrument cluster started flickering, then the speedo went completely dead and the engine just shut off. I coasted to the side of the road and could not get the engine to turn over.

Someone finally pulled over and gave me a jump and I was able to make it another mile or so before the same thing happened. I made it to a local AutoZone and bought a new high crank amp battery for $200. Made my way back to my rig and installed it on the side of the road. Truck started up just fine.

Fast forward to today and the exact same thing happened again so it must be the alternator, right?

My question is has anyone else had their alternator go out so quickly? 40K miles on a 3 yr old truck is and the alternator is already bad? That's ridiculous.

I tried to pull the fuse for the alternator to see if it was blown but I could not get the fuse out. WTF is so hard about the alternator fuse to remove. It's a fuse. Little research shows you have to pull the fuse box apart to get to some screws? Anyone have an idea on how to get the fuse out?

Anyway...if anyone has any insight I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Originally Posted by 78-FJ40

Wondering if any other forum members have experienced the below scenario.

I have a 2017 T4R TRD PRO with approximately 40,000 miles on it. No accessories like a winch. Only mods have been to replace yellow bulbs with LEDs about 2 years ago and about 2 weeks ago I installed the Pedal Commander (highly recommend).

Anyway...2 days ago while driving my entire instrument cluster started flickering, then the speedo went completely dead and the engine just shut off. I coasted to the side of the road and could not get the engine to turn over.

Someone finally pulled over and gave me a jump and I was able to make it another mile or so before the same thing happened. I made it to a local AutoZone and bought a new high crank amp battery for $200. Made my way back to my rig and installed it on the side of the road. Truck started up just fine.

Fast forward to today and the exact same thing happened again so it must be the alternator, right?

My question is has anyone else had their alternator go out so quickly? 40K miles on a 3 yr old truck is and the alternator is already bad? That's ridiculous.

I tried to pull the fuse for the alternator to see if it was blown but I could not get the fuse out. WTF is so hard about the alternator fuse to remove. It's a fuse. Little research shows you have to pull the fuse box apart to get to some screws? Anyone have an idea on how to get the fuse out?

Anyway...if anyone has any insight I would appreciate it. Thanks.