Why Me?
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
November 20, 2015 9:26am CST
On my way to the doctors yesterday, I heard a pop under the hood on the right side. I immediately looked in the rear view mirror and saw nothing laying on the street. As I went to make my turn onto a different street, it felt like driving a car in the old days with no power steering. I was only 3 blocks from the doctors office, so once I pulled in, I raised the hood and here was this very long belt askew.
After the doctors appointment, I drove home and just before I got there, the Battery Charging System and Engine Coolant Temp lights came on. I barely made it up the 750' driveway. I shut it off and the engine was still RUNNING and there was fluid running onto the ground (coolant).
I immediately called the repair shop and they just picked the car up today. I have no idea how much this is going to cost. Any body else ever had this happen?
4 people like this
6 responses
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Nov 15
I swear @jaboUK , my eyes, the car, still not getting the lawn mowed, still not getting my mower back; geez!! When it rains it pours...oh wait; it's been doing that too.
@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
20 Nov 15
Oh this is bad!!!
It happened to me once, but luckily my car was under the free-service agreement at the time, so got it all fixed at zero cost!!
@TheHorse (219080)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Nov 15
Was it an alternator belt? If you were losing power as you got home, then it sounds like the alternator wasn't recharging the battery. The alternator belt transfers energy from the engine and rotates the alternator, charging the battery. The cost of the belt should be under $50. The cost of labor should be for about an hour (maybe $79). Maybe the snapping belt hit the engine coolant container, breaking it. I'm not sure about that part.
1 person likes this
