Did I damage to alternator?

Ogopogo · 12-06-2009, 08:11 PM

During the night, I went inside my car to read some documents that I left inside the car. I had to turn on the front ceiling lights and I forgot to turn it off. I only realized that I forgot to turn it off in the morning when I had to go inside my car for work. The ceiling lights were turned on for about over 10 hours without my car being started. I'm worried that it caused alternator damage because a few days ago after the incident, my car started shaking while I stopped at a stoplight.

srcstc · 12-06-2009, 08:15 PM

You can't do anything to the alt. if the car isn't running. The most you could've done is drain the battery. Whatever problem you have it unrelated.

jpsum · 12-06-2009, 09:04 PM

jk6672 · 12-06-2009, 10:23 PM

Car shakes has nothing to do with your light being on all night, I'm going to guess you are not mechanically inclined.

amlebede · 12-07-2009, 02:53 AM

No.

12-06-2009, 08:11 PM	#1
Ogopogo Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 325i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (0)	Did I damage to alternator? During the night, I went inside my car to read some documents that I left inside the car. I had to turn on the front ceiling lights and I forgot to turn it off. I only realized that I forgot to turn it off in the morning when I had to go inside my car for work. The ceiling lights were turned on for about over 10 hours without my car being started. I'm worried that it caused alternator damage because a few days ago after the incident, my car started shaking while I stopped at a stoplight.
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12-06-2009, 08:15 PM	#2
srcstc Major 82 Rep 1,365 Posts Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NJ iTrader: (9)	You can't do anything to the alt. if the car isn't running. The most you could've done is drain the battery. Whatever problem you have it unrelated.
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jk6672 First Lieutenant 48 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 m3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Centro, Ca iTrader: (2)	Car shakes has nothing to do with your light being on all night, I'm going to guess you are not mechanically inclined.
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