Got new car starter from Midas 2 weeks ago, they did full inspection found nothing else wrong. Now two weeks later, the car doesn't start, they say it's bad alternator, can this happen?

Asked by Needhelp123 Feb 25, 2015 at 08:23 PM about the 2003 Toyota Camry LE V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why didn't they find the bad
alternator during their full inspection?

Needhelp123 answered 9 years ago

Can an alternator go bad within two weeks?! When it was fine before??

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Got new car starter from Midas 2 weeks ago, they did full inspection found nothing else wrong. Now two weeks later, the car doesn't start, they say it's bad alternator, can this happen?

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Got new car starter from Midas 2 weeks ago, they did full inspection found nothing else wrong. Now two weeks later, the car doesn't start, they say it's bad alternator, can this happen?

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