Alternator failure @ what mileage?

[Geo77]

My alternator went 7 weeks out of warranty!!!!

Stealers got 70% out of Vauxhall UK but my bill was still £270!!

Genuine GM alternator was £599.00 +VAT!!!!

As this is a fault with plenty of instances I am currently in correspondance with Glews Vauxhall (where I bought the car) to get the remaining 30% paid by them! I am using the sale of goods act - a reasonable expectation that goods should last etc.

I am not tight, but the fact that these alternators are so poor means that there is a principle to uphold here!

PLease vote at what mileage range your alternator failed.

Thanks!

[Big Knox]

Mine went somewhere between 80k and 90k I think. Bought one of fleabay for about £100, been fine since although I know others have had issues with non-genuine alternators. Others have also found a specific component within the alternator that could be repaired and the alternator worked again (can't remember what)

[tony-1977]

The one on my missus' car (CDTi 150) lasted 126,000 miles

[john_k_sri]

Mine went without warning at approx 52K (CDTI 150). Common problem on the CDTI's.

[Grimo72]

Mine went without warning at approx 52K (CDTI 150). Common problem on the CDTI's.

ditto 60k just died .............

[Jax]

53K for me, totally dead one morning. Cost £400 to get it fixed.

[LJ sxi-nav]

Mine went somewhere between 80k and 90k I think. Bought one of fleabay for about £100, been fine since although I know others have had issues with non-genuine alternators. Others have also found a specific component within the alternator that could be repaired and the alternator worked again (can't remember what)

Ditto

[Mike1.9CDTI]

iv voted 60+
the alt was changed by the last owner a few weeks before i got the car (approx 62k)
and its a 2005 CDTI150

[roswell]

Mine just died over night at about 32000 miles. Never in my motoring life have I known a alternator die so early on, if it has 100 000 on it then fine but it didnt.

[rushy]

I'm on 80k and everything works as it should.