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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
31,000 miles · Jun 2, 2014
Electrical SystemEngine
THE MAGNETS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR CAME LOOSE. THEY ARE APPARENTLY HELD IN PLACE WITH GLUE, WHICH FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE MAGNETS TO BREAK APART AND DESTROY THE ALTERNATOR STATOR AS WELL. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR INVOLVING NEW PARTS (ROTOR, STATOR, GASKET, OIL) LABOR AND MUCH INCON…
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THE MAGNETS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR CAME LOOSE. THEY ARE APPARENTLY HELD IN PLACE WITH GLUE, WHICH FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE MAGNETS TO BREAK APART AND DESTROY THE ALTERNATOR STATOR AS WELL. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR INVOLVING NEW PARTS (ROTOR, STATOR, GASKET, OIL) LABOR AND MUCH INCONVENIENCE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10595692
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