Original Volkswagen Alternators

The alternator in your Volkswagen is a key component to the charging system. It's focus is to turn the mechanical energy or motion of your vehicle into electric current that helps power other vital systems in your car, crossover, or SUV. The way it functions is fairly simple, and it works like this.

Your car engine runs on a system of belts and pulleys. For example, the serpentine belt and drive belts move these pulleys which cranks the rotor shaft, spinning magnetic coils. A magnetic field is produced capturing AC power and transforming it into DC power which is managed by a voltage regulator.

The result, a continuous charge to your car battery. The alternator runs components of your car like the dash lights, radio, power windows, the power steering, and windshield wipers. Unfortunately, alternators do go bad over time. Here's what to look out for in a failing alternator.

More than likely, you're check engine or check battery light show up on your dashboard. Also, you may encounter a burning smell, lighting malfunctions and short circuits, or a dead battery at start.

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