alternator

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I’ve had to pay $1,000 for a new alternator for my 2007 Lexus.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

It’s charged off the alternator when driving and via an optional 180W solar panel mounted to the roof.

From The Verge • May 2, 2022

If the battery is new, thick engine oil, a bad starter or alternator, faulty spark plugs or frozen fuel lines might cause the car not to start.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

There was some back and forth about the sickly alternator, and then Peter Derry, 28, offered a solution.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2018

The Susan Marie had gone dead in the water—the bolt shook loose in her alternator pulley bracket—on the night of September 15.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson