Blackjack
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- Sep 3, 2020
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- Location
- Costa Mesa, CA
- First Name
- Dan
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 Mustang GT PP1
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Today the Mustang stranded me on the side of the road. First time since high school I’ve had a vehicle fail me. Waiting two hours for roadside service was just insult to injury!
I’m sitting at a red light, when all of the sudden, smoke starts pouring out of the hood vents. I quickly pull to the side of the road and kill the engine. Pull the hood latch, jump out of the car and prop the hood. The entire wire harness and the black plastic housing on the back of the alternator are completely on fire. I was able to blow on it and tamp it out, but now I’m like WTF? What the heck would have caused this?
It’s sitting at dealer now, so I’ll likely not hear anything until mid next week. I have an Anti Gravity battery and I’m a bit fearful the dealer will use that to deny the warranty. I’ve had that battery in for a few months, so I don’t think it has anything to do with it. Such a random thing to happen, and wasted the better part of the day dealing with it. Wish me luck getting it sorted.
I’m sitting at a red light, when all of the sudden, smoke starts pouring out of the hood vents. I quickly pull to the side of the road and kill the engine. Pull the hood latch, jump out of the car and prop the hood. The entire wire harness and the black plastic housing on the back of the alternator are completely on fire. I was able to blow on it and tamp it out, but now I’m like WTF? What the heck would have caused this?
It’s sitting at dealer now, so I’ll likely not hear anything until mid next week. I have an Anti Gravity battery and I’m a bit fearful the dealer will use that to deny the warranty. I’ve had that battery in for a few months, so I don’t think it has anything to do with it. Such a random thing to happen, and wasted the better part of the day dealing with it. Wish me luck getting it sorted.
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