Does Your Hyundai Need an Alternator Repair?

Your alternator generates all the electrical power to meet your Hyundai’s needs. It’s a mini generator and converts the mechanical power generated by the turning of the crankshaft into electrical energy to power your car’s systems. Your alternator will eventually start to wear or get damaged, and if it does, you’ll need an alternator repair. As your Hyundai dealer, we’d like tell you about some of the signs that you have an alternator problem.

Signs You Need an Alternator Repair for Your Hyundai Dealer

A Blown Fuse

Your car has numerous electrical systems, and each of them is controlled by a fuse. Car fuses serve the same purpose as the fuses in your home, as they’re designed to protect the component they’re attached to. To prevent damage to a system, the fuse attached to that system will blow. This isolates the system to protect it from overloading and damage.

If the alternator fuse blows, the alternator will immediately shut down. While this protects your alternator, it places your battery under considerable strain. A car battery isn’t designed to supply all of your car’s electrical needs and will fail in less than half an hour. Our technicians will test the fuse, and replace it if it’s blown.

Battery Warning Light

The battery-shaped warning light on your dash will light up if a problem is detected in your car’s, electrical system. The light doesn’t identify the specific component that’s failing, but it does show that there’s a problem with the alternator, the battery, or the charging system. Sensors are attached to each of these components, and they regularly update your car’s computer with the component’s status.

If any component suffers wear or damage, this fact will be noted by the sensor, and the warning light will come on. We advise calling our service department if you see this light so our technicians can find the cause of the problem.

Damaged Alternator Wiring

Numerous wiring is attached to your alternator, both internally and externally. The center or your alternator contains a bundle of magnets that are tightly bound together. As the alternator spins, these magnets generate a magnetic field. This energy is transported via the internal wiring of the stator that collects the power. If any of the internal wirings are damaged, your alternator may suddenly stop working.

External wiring carries electricity produced by your alternator to your car’s electrical systems. If the wiring connections to the alternator come loose or are damaged, this can cut off power to the component they’re attached to. Damaged wiring can also cause a short in the alternator.

Most alternator problems can be repaired relatively quickly. If you have an alternator problem, call us at Coughlin Hyundai of Heath.

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