I'll make this short and sweet. My 08 TLS has 63K on it.
2 Days ago I started getting a voltage warning on the NAVI screen about a weak voltage. Battery indicator came on and stayed on.
Yesterday I was driving to work and everything in the car started flickering, lights, lines on the NAVI, even the tachometer/speedometer. The accelerator was not giving gas to the car, and then it died. I got a jump from a co-worker and it did nothing. I went to get a new optima battery, the car stated and I made it to work.
8 hours later I'm going to leave work, i put the key into the ignition, and nothing happens. Absolutely nothing (With the brand new battery installed). No lights, no beeping, no immobilizer light. The car is completely dead.
After reading and reading online forever, i'm determined that it's the alternator, maybe i'm wrong. Anyone here have an idea what it can be??
How is it that even with the brand new battery, nothing happens.
**** I forgot to mention, about a week ago I started hearing a winding/whirring noise form the alternator/serpentine belt area when I press on the gas pedal (in P, N, D etc..) (That supercharger noise people keep mentioning on here)
2 Days ago I started getting a voltage warning on the NAVI screen about a weak voltage. Battery indicator came on and stayed on.
Yesterday I was driving to work and everything in the car started flickering, lights, lines on the NAVI, even the tachometer/speedometer. The accelerator was not giving gas to the car, and then it died. I got a jump from a co-worker and it did nothing. I went to get a new optima battery, the car stated and I made it to work.
8 hours later I'm going to leave work, i put the key into the ignition, and nothing happens. Absolutely nothing (With the brand new battery installed). No lights, no beeping, no immobilizer light. The car is completely dead.
After reading and reading online forever, i'm determined that it's the alternator, maybe i'm wrong. Anyone here have an idea what it can be??
How is it that even with the brand new battery, nothing happens.
**** I forgot to mention, about a week ago I started hearing a winding/whirring noise form the alternator/serpentine belt area when I press on the gas pedal (in P, N, D etc..) (That supercharger noise people keep mentioning on here)