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Old 01-25-2010, 12:51 PM
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On my way to work the idrive screen flashed a few times and the radio sound was breifly interupted. I am assuming it is time to get a new battery .Any other thoughts??
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Originally Posted by vascool
On my way to work the idrive screen flashed a few times and the radio sound was breifly interupted. I am assuming it is time to get a new battery .Any other thoughts??
Well when I had that issue, It was time to replace my alternator. Just a thought.
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Its defiantly the alternator.
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In my case first changed the batery.Second changed just the alternator relay, not the entire piece.(big money difference)
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I had the same problem, I ignored it, and after one week it happened again while I was driving pretty fast and the engine suddenly stoped. I was lucky there was no car around. Car did not start again and I had to use the pathway to take it away. Replace it asap
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I had the same problem, I ignored it, and after one week it happened again while I was driving pretty fast and the engine suddenly stoped. I was lucky there was no car around. Car did not start again and I had to use the pathway to take it away. Replace it asap
What exactly should he replace? The car? The battery? The alternator?
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