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Old 08-05-2020, 06:31 AM
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Currently working on 2005 limited. Currently have been told by a shop through diagnostics that alternator needs to be replaced. Question is would bad alternator cause rough idle and when pedal is pressed vehicle stalls out. I have a new throttle body and alternator ready for install but before tearing into it I wanted to get some advice. New to five hundreds. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old 08-05-2020, 07:05 AM
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It is possible if the alternator is sending out bad signals that are getting into the electrical system.
To confirm this , all you need to do is unplug the alt and see if the problem stops. If it goes away , replace the alt. If not, there may be a fuel supply problem or ign syst problem. Further checks would need to be done.
 
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