Failing Alternators and Flickering Battery Light - Help

[bronsin]

So they got you a Toyota alternator? And your car is running OK? If you don’t mind my asking how much was the alternator compared to something aftermarket.

How long is The warranty for? My wife’s 2005 Camry has a NAPA alternator about five years ago. The original started smoking! Almost caught the car on fire!

[surfajl77]

Originally Posted by bronsin

So they got you a Toyota alternator? And your car is running OK? If you don’t mind my asking how much was the alternator compared to something aftermarket.

How long is The warranty for? My wife’s 2005 Camry has a NAPA alternator about five years ago. The original started smoking! Almost caught the car on fire!

The alternator (w/labor) came to just over 700 for the Toyota alternator. I can't remember what I paid for the aftermarket ones in the past, but I believe it was a couple of hundred less.

The warranty is for one year - which given the fact that the aftermarket one lasted 13 months, isn't really very assuring if something goes wrong again. But as of right now, things are working fine and I hope it remains that way for awhile.