My Car

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My Car

Postby Sheenar » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:16 pm

On my way home tonight, my 2007 Ford Taurus, Gisselle, started displaying on the info screen "Check traction control" and "Check brake system" and then the info screen went completely black --and my dash lights went a lot dimmer. My turn signals also started not working properly. My ABS and spinning wheel icons kept lighting up.
This was all very sudden. I called my aunt and my uncle thinks it's most likely a short in the wiring.
Please pray for this --that I'll be able to get it to the shop tomorrow to get it repaired (and that it hopefully will not cost a ton.) I'm afraid to drive it. It's running fine, but it was scary driving home tonight with the dash lights/headlights going so dim.
I have to be at my university on Thursday to meet with a prof and classes start on Friday. I need my car to get to campus (I'm a 45 min. drive away.)

Thank you. :)
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Postby Angel37 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:32 pm

Not cool! Very scary! Praying for you!
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Postby Atria35 » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:13 pm

Praying.
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Postby Tsukuyomi » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:04 pm

Ack, I'll be praying ^^
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Postby Sheenar » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:41 pm

I called the shop this morning about the problem and they told me to bring it in. I went to leave, but the car wouldn't start, so I called the shop again and they had a tow truck come and take it to the shop.
Turns out, my car needed a new alternator. Praise God for the extended warranty! What would have cost me over $500 only cost me a $100 deductible from the insurance company.
So now I have a shiny, new premium-quality alternator with a 2-year warranty on it. And my car is running very well again. :)
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Postby Atria35 » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:13 am

Nice! Alternators are tricky things- mine went out during a blizzard two winters ago ><" I'm glad that you're safe and that it was covered!
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Postby Sheenar » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:22 pm

My car died on the side of the interstate yesterday. It went back to the shop --apparently, the alternator that was put in was defective. So they put in another one since it was under warranty and I picked up my car today in time to make it to class at 2 (I missed yesterday's class due to the car dying.)

So far, so good. I just pray that my car keeping working normally. I commute to school now, so that's really important.
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Postby Atria35 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:26 pm

Two bad alternators? Woah! That's really bad luck! Hoping that the car doesn't have any more problems (or if it does, that it has them under warrenty!)
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:31 pm

Car issues are a pain, and hopefully this will be the last of them for you for a while! My brother's Ford Taurus just broke down recently (though his was like...a 1996), and it was definitely not a fun process! Praying for you!
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Postby Tsukuyomi » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:52 pm

I'll continue praying ^^ Hopefully, all is good and is the end of your car problems ^^
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