CDTI 150 - potential knackered Alternator?

**AntSSSS** · 10th February 2009, 20:02

****** thing!!!

Driving to work this am - battery light comes on... and revs idle at 1100 or so...

Get to work - forget about it and go to drive home.. Turn on ignition, spanner light!! - but no battery light. Start driving, 2 mins down the road, revs go to 1100 and then battery light comes on..

Get home and put a meter on the battery.

Car off - 13.3volts
Car on - 12.4 volts

Oh Dear - is this an alternator issue?? me thinks so....

Car is a 2005 SRI CDTI 150

Thanks
Anthony

**steve1975l** · 10th February 2009, 20:08

Sounds like it. I thought the voltage rose with revs so might be worth checking.

**ANDY W** · 10th February 2009, 20:23

You might be in luck here as last night someone was on about VX recalls for alternators.
Have a dig round matey

**lofty** · 10th February 2009, 20:21

isn't there a recall for 2005 alternators?

**lofty** · 10th February 2009, 20:23

here you go: http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showth...ght=alternator

**AntSSSS** · 11th February 2009, 10:22

Went to start it this AM - DEAD after its drive home last night... Jumped it and it starte in the end, but no power to any of the displays, fans, stearing etc... so undrivable... Now waiting for recovery truck.
Spoke to VX Dealer this am... they will take the car - there are recalls on certain alternators but mine is not listed as one of them, however they are going to talk to Vx as my car has only done 35k....... lets see......

**steve1975l** · 11th February 2009, 11:26

Batteries don't like going flat either. Good luck with Vx.

**AntSSSS** · 11th February 2009, 16:23

Originally Posted by steve1975l

Batteries don't like going flat either. Good luck with Vx.

Battery also confirmed with dead cells....

Dealer still chasing VX - total cost is £750.. with new battery and alternator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**lofty** · 11th February 2009, 16:41

My next door neighbour has a vectra and his alternator recently gave up.. vx wanted crazy money to replace it, so he took the alternator out and took it to an auto electricians.. Turns out some board or something had gone in it and it cost him £50 to replace. A few hours later.. all good.

**AntSSSS** · 11th February 2009, 20:36

Well - call from the dealers this aft - and VX have said that they will not contribute as the car was over 3 years old when I bought it.!!!

To say I am angry is an understatement - they wouldnt have the fact that there was a recal on the alternator - and there wasnt one listed for my 05 CDTI..

I understand that its over 3 years old, but a little bit of descreshion wouldnt hurt - the car has only done 35k miles with full dealer history - serviced every year regardless of milage..

I'm now going to take this to VX myself as I now have a £750 bill to pay!!!!!!!! - see other thread for Vauxhall UK contact details.

Stuff you Vauxhall! - lol

So - you all think that they should at least contribute at that milage - or am I being too harsh??

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