battery light

Could one of you help me with my problem????


My battery light kept coming on and at first it wasn't an issue because I was just driving 2 miles to work and 2 miles back. I just made a long commute and the radio is cutting off intermitently and the speedometer needle is going down and up when I turn my turn signal on, my windshield wipers are going really slow. But when I accelerate the battery light goes off. I am pretty sure it's an alternator issue but I don't think it is all the way broken. I just put a new battery in about 4 months ago so I am pretty sure it's not that. I obviously don't know shit about cars or else I would definatley know what the problem is and would probably be able to fix it myself. Please give me some guidance so I don't blindly go into an auto repair shop and get taken for all I am worth, I am broke as it is.

Thanks,
Mikey

mikey999 wrote:
 >
 > Could one of you help me with my problem????
 >
 > My battery light kept coming on and at first it wasn’t an issue
 > because I was just driving 2 miles to work and 2 miles back. I just
 > made a long commute and the radio is cutting off intermitently and the
 > speedometer needle is going down and up when I turn my turn signal on,
 > my windshield wipers are going really slow. But when I accelerate the
 > battery light goes off. I am pretty sure it’s an alternator issue but
 > I don’t think it is all the way broken. I just put a new battery in
 > about 4 months ago so I am pretty sure it’s not that. I obviously
 > don’t know ** about cars or else I would definatley know what the
 > problem is and would probably be able to fix it myself. Please give me
 > some guidance so I don’t blindly go into an auto repair shop and get
 > taken for all I am worth, I am broke as it is.
 >
 > Thanks,
 > Mikey

It would help to know the mileage, model and year of your car, but the
symptoms you describe are consistent with worn-out brushes in the
alternator. Usually it is possible to replace the brushes with the
alternator still in the car.
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