Car Broke Down... wtf..

[YarisSedan]

Sounds like your altenator went kaput or your drive belt broke or slipped off. One of the other.

[DjT]

Originally Posted by YarisSedan

Sounds like your altenator went kaput or your drive belt broke or slipped off. One of the other.

Hmnn.. well my car was parked underground at work. Although it was raining all day and it was pretty dampy out. Maybe that could have caused it to slip?

[kurokoma-kun]

the fusible link block is under the red plastic cover on the left side of the battery. You have to pry off the red cover to see the two fuses. best to disconnect your negative battery terminal on the right before you start poking around!

the block is made of black plastic, and the two fuses on top are not removable

each fuse has a thick z-shaped wire under clear plastic. a blown one looks like it has been sizzled pretty good, discolored and may even be broken

now none of this is to say your alternator is not effed up! fuses don't just blow for no reason, and when this one goes it is to save your electrical system... in my case it happened because the connection on the alternator was bad

regardless, glad you weren't stranded far from home! hope its fixed soon

[DjT]

Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

the fusible link block is under the red plastic cover on the left side of the battery. You have to pry off the red cover to see the two fuses. best to disconnect your negative battery terminal on the right before you start poking around!

the block is made of black plastic, and the two fuses on top are not removable

each fuse has a thick z-shaped wire under clear plastic. a blown one looks like it has been sizzled pretty good, discolored and may even be broken

now none of this is to say your alternator is not effed up! fuses don't just blow for no reason, and when this one goes it is to save your electrical system... in my case it happened because the connection on the alternator was bad

regardless, glad you weren't stranded far from home! hope its fixed soon

Okay! Just read that. Makes sense. I'll have to check it tomorrow morning. Holding a flashlight and doing this is kinda hard. But regardless... I have 3 years roadside assistance and warranty so I guess that should be covered if worse comes to worst.