Hello all, for maybe a month I have had practically no power steering at low rmps, didn’t think much of it. About a week ago, I had my airbag light turn on in the dash. And a couple days ago had the battery light turn on in the dash, sometimes turning off at >1500rmps.
Yesterday I had all the same problems but suddenly lost traction control, stability control, ABS, parking brake light, etc.. along with a loud constant beep. Maybe 2 minutes later radio deck dimming, headlights dimming, etc.. , and the vehicle essentially stalling while driving. Managed to pull into Walmart for a replacement battery to get it home.
This morning all the lights on the dash were off, except the airbag light, and the battery light turns on only when at a near stop…. <1000rpm
It seems clear that there is an alternator issue, but my question is: Could this all be because of pulley slip/loose pulley? Do 4th gens have a way to tightening the pulleys? The fact of the poor power steering for the past month had me thinking this before the alternator issues…
I also have a 3 hour drive I need to do today, all highway, that is across pretty baron land. Would I make it the 3 hours (150mi.) with these symptoms? Would hate to get stranded.
2004 Sport V6 4x4 230k
Any insight or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Yesterday I had all the same problems but suddenly lost traction control, stability control, ABS, parking brake light, etc.. along with a loud constant beep. Maybe 2 minutes later radio deck dimming, headlights dimming, etc.. , and the vehicle essentially stalling while driving. Managed to pull into Walmart for a replacement battery to get it home.
This morning all the lights on the dash were off, except the airbag light, and the battery light turns on only when at a near stop…. <1000rpm
It seems clear that there is an alternator issue, but my question is: Could this all be because of pulley slip/loose pulley? Do 4th gens have a way to tightening the pulleys? The fact of the poor power steering for the past month had me thinking this before the alternator issues…
I also have a 3 hour drive I need to do today, all highway, that is across pretty baron land. Would I make it the 3 hours (150mi.) with these symptoms? Would hate to get stranded.
2004 Sport V6 4x4 230k
Any insight or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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