2013 Quattroporte S 4.7L
Huge problem. Hopefully not but I know where this is headed. 😕
On my way home from work, my battery light started flashing intermittently. Chalked it up to the alternator going out. Popped the hood and there was a slight whining noise coming from the alternator. Said okay, it’s due. Drove it to a friends house 4 miles down the street, everything was normal. Drove it 4 miles back home and that’s when all hell broke loose. I’m pulling into the garage and can smell a burning plastic / rubber smell. I wasn’t angled right coming into the garage so I tried to fold the mirrors up, and they flinched & wouldn’t work. Then a suspension light came on and went off. So I immediately shut it down and the car starts beeping hardcore & locked my key into the ignition. I pop the hood and smoke is pouring from under the intake and got worse and worse for 10 minutes. I unplugged the negative battery terminal and within 2 minutes it stopped smoking. Something with the electrical system just took a huge shit on me and I’m scared to death my wiring harness is trash.
Here’s what I’m hopeful for… The Alternator sits right under the intake where the smoke was coming from but I couldn’t see it coming from the front of the alternator, so maybe it’s coming from the back of the alternator. I can see under the intake and can see all the wires there are in one piece and look normal. I’m praying it’s just the alternator went bad and started smoking.
Anybody else have any advice or had a similar experience? I believe my alternator is covered under warranty but I’m scared there’s another issue that isn’t. It was smoking so bad I literally thought it was on fire and grabbed an extinguisher and a huge bucket of water. If all else failed, I was going to do the inevitable but the smoke stopped after unplugging the battery. Maybe it was a coincidence but I’m chalking it up as a short or something.
Before sending it off to Enzo’s, I’m going to try and pop the intake off and see what’s under. I need to see the damage.
UPDATE: Car is fixed and back home. It was the Alternator and it also needed a new battery. Bad alternator wiped out the battery. Huge Thanks to Jason & Vance for getting my baby back to me! I wish the warranty covered the whole cost but apparently is just covers some of the cost. Oh well, what can I do lol.
Huge problem. Hopefully not but I know where this is headed. 😕
On my way home from work, my battery light started flashing intermittently. Chalked it up to the alternator going out. Popped the hood and there was a slight whining noise coming from the alternator. Said okay, it’s due. Drove it to a friends house 4 miles down the street, everything was normal. Drove it 4 miles back home and that’s when all hell broke loose. I’m pulling into the garage and can smell a burning plastic / rubber smell. I wasn’t angled right coming into the garage so I tried to fold the mirrors up, and they flinched & wouldn’t work. Then a suspension light came on and went off. So I immediately shut it down and the car starts beeping hardcore & locked my key into the ignition. I pop the hood and smoke is pouring from under the intake and got worse and worse for 10 minutes. I unplugged the negative battery terminal and within 2 minutes it stopped smoking. Something with the electrical system just took a huge shit on me and I’m scared to death my wiring harness is trash.
Here’s what I’m hopeful for… The Alternator sits right under the intake where the smoke was coming from but I couldn’t see it coming from the front of the alternator, so maybe it’s coming from the back of the alternator. I can see under the intake and can see all the wires there are in one piece and look normal. I’m praying it’s just the alternator went bad and started smoking.
Anybody else have any advice or had a similar experience? I believe my alternator is covered under warranty but I’m scared there’s another issue that isn’t. It was smoking so bad I literally thought it was on fire and grabbed an extinguisher and a huge bucket of water. If all else failed, I was going to do the inevitable but the smoke stopped after unplugging the battery. Maybe it was a coincidence but I’m chalking it up as a short or something.
Before sending it off to Enzo’s, I’m going to try and pop the intake off and see what’s under. I need to see the damage.
UPDATE: Car is fixed and back home. It was the Alternator and it also needed a new battery. Bad alternator wiped out the battery. Huge Thanks to Jason & Vance for getting my baby back to me! I wish the warranty covered the whole cost but apparently is just covers some of the cost. Oh well, what can I do lol.
