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Yeah you probably need a new alternator. Mine went sort of like that but with no noise or burning smell, just noticed the battery light was on while driving once it got below threshold.00pathySE wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:27 pmHello all,
Today leaving the house, the Pathfinder went into limp mode and has what sounds like a whine coming from the alternator along with a burning smell. Multimeter shows that it is running on battery power only, around 11v when I checked it, and not the 13-14v you'd expect. I swapped batteries and it seemed to have engine power again, but still the whine and the smell, and only 11-12v. Is it safe to say the alternator needs replacing or could it be something else? No issues prior to today. Thanks for your suggestions.