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I just replaced the one from my 1996 Passat Tdi. 326k miles on it. The alternator still works too!
Pros: alternator still works
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 326000 km
I have experienced my share of faulty Ford alternators from the chain stores. I now get OEM from Ford. Yes, they are expensive but I have better things to do than replace month old alternators constantly.
Pros: better than chain store alternators
Cons: expensive
After installing it, all of the intermittent electrical issues disappeared. I'm guessing the old alternator couldn't power all of the electrical issues at once, particularly since the battery light would not come on with the higher rev's of a cold start, but would come on with the low rev's of a warm start.
Pros: solved intermittent electrical issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 142000 km
Did they put in an OEM ford alternator? Fords switched to their “smart charging” system and its a little more complicated than your average alternator diagnosis.
Vehicle:
Ford
When I had mine I had to replace the alternator just outside of warranty.
Pros: problem free otherwise
Cons: alternator replacement
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I've had 3 issues with the car: 3. recently - replace alternator (the car just knows I'm about to retire it).
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Had issues with every single Ford alt I replaced (from autozone, Napa, Oriellys) didn’t matter. Only had luck with either dealer parts or from a local rebuilder.
Pros: dealer parts worked
Cons: aftermarket parts failed
I once went through 3 alternators in 2 days from the Ford dealer on one job.
Cons: multiple alternators failed
Vehicle:
Ford
Go with a new OEM. I had a Ford E250 I put a remanufactured one in and it lasted like 2000 miles and gave out.
Cons: lasted only 2000 miles
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 3218 km
Upon only 3 days of ownership, the alternator went out due to the battery going bad, that took out the internal voltage regulator.
Cons: alternator went out
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B5
Mileage: 144844 km
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