Author: dougyt
Subject: 2002 Zafira just died... Help
Posted: 15 May 2013 at 8:28pm
OK, it has run OK for a day for some short trips then died again during another short trip the following day. I was at work so the wife unfortunately didn't have the diagnostic thing with her and called a breakdown service, by the time he arrived she had tried starting it a few times and he had to jump it so he told her it was the alternator. The short drive home recharged the battery so it is most likely the alternator is working, and in my experience it wouldn't turn over if the battery had discharged enough to stall the car.
Subject: 2002 Zafira just died... Help
Posted: 15 May 2013 at 8:28pm
OK, it has run OK for a day for some short trips then died again during another short trip the following day. I was at work so the wife unfortunately didn't have the diagnostic thing with her and called a breakdown service, by the time he arrived she had tried starting it a few times and he had to jump it so he told her it was the alternator. The short drive home recharged the battery so it is most likely the alternator is working, and in my experience it wouldn't turn over if the battery had discharged enough to stall the car.
Still looking for input.