What's the failure rate on a brand new alternator?
I just replaced my failing alternator and the brand new one just out of the box was faulty, it was grounding itself and shorting out. How common is this?
Posted Aug 24, 2022, 6:59 PM UTC
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“ Didn’t used to be”.
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It happens, not often but it does
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Most manufacturers have some failure rate right out of the box. That's why they have warranties... Ultimately, it's cheaper to replace 1% of failed parts than achieve 100% manufacturing perfection.
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Not that common but it does happen