it already failed. tow truck tested by charging my car for 20 minutes. it ran for about 30 min and then died again. batttery is brand new (5 days) so its not getting charged.

724+tax for a rebuilt bosch and labor....

not great, but dealer was well over a grand.

Thanks for the info.

Yep, dealer is like, "1000 dollar store". anything there starts at $1000:p:

just bring it to an alternator place to have it fixed for you $40-$140 vs $725 part.

It was about the same thing for me. The only difference is that I had the Extended coverage on the vehicle, so I only paid my deductable. The alternators are very expensive though for the simple fact that coolant does flow through them.