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28/06/2022 4:32 pm
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WHILE DRIVING OUR 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, (64,000 MILES V6) HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM AND DASH LIGHTS COMING ON.
MADE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD.
I INSTALLED A NEW ALTERNATOR AND A BATTERY, DROVE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.
THIS TIME I TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP, THEY INSTALLED ANOTHER ALTERNATOR.
THEY CHECKED OUT CHARGING AND ALL WITH SCANNER.
I DROVE IT 200 MILES THE NEXT FEW DAYS, DID FINE.
A FEW WEEKS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED, 10 MILES FROM HOME DASH LIGHTS STARTED LIGHTING UP.
I TURNED OFF AC, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO AND THE DASH LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME.
DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATING ABOUT 1/4 MILE OR SO FROM HOUSE AGAIN BUT MADE IT, NOT ENOUGH POWER TO START SUV.
Please do not use caps lock next time. Thank you.
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28/06/2022 5:24 pm
One of the problems the Sante Fe has is that they sometimes leak oil and it drips into the alternator. Check to see if there is oil residue around your alternator, if there is you may need a new alternator.
This should fix the problem with power but you may want to get the leak fixed otherwise it'll happen all over again.
Hope this helps
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