Electrical problems are more common in vehicles that aren’t up-to-date with their services. Your INFINITI contains advanced technology, and it requires regular maintenance to keep it performing to the high standard you expect. If something goes wrong in your car’s electrical system, your INFINITI dealership can fix it for you. These are samples of some of the types of issues we can resolve.
3 Electrical Problems You Should Always Fix at Your INFINITI Dealership
Fuses and Fuse Links
These two components serve the same basic function of protecting your car’s systems against shorts or fluctuating electric currents. Fuses work identically to the ones in your home and are connected to each of your electrical systems. Fuse links are wires in the wiring harness that operate like fuses to cut off power to protect against a system overload.
Fuses and fuse links can fail due to an electrical short or wear out due to age. A fuse link wire becomes brittle as it ages, and this can cause it to snap. If one or more of your car’s systems shut down without warning, you could have a fuse or fuse link issue. Our technicians will examine your INFINITI’s wiring system to identify and fix the problem.
Computer Errors
Computer errors are very rare, but they can happen. Your computer controls and monitors all your car’s systems through a large network of sensors. Sensors are attached to all your car’s vital components and continuously supply information to the computer. The computer is very advanced, but it can be affected, like any other computer, by minor issues and it also requires software updates.
Computer glitches due to hardware or software errors can shut down any of your car’s systems. These errors can result in engine damage, for example, if the fuel-air mixture in your engine is set incorrectly. If your computer isn’t working correctly, it will generate error codes to pinpoint the cause, and your check engine light will illuminate. We’ll check the codes and repair any hardware or software issues.
Worn Alternator
Electricity powers almost every system in your car, and this electricity is produced by the alternator. It spins at high speed to produce power, which is then transported to each system through a complex network of cables and wires. Like every other component, your alternator can eventually wear out due to age and worn components.
A worn alternator produces less electricity than it previously did, and this will affect all your car’s systems in time. If the alternator is failing, sensors will detect the lower electrical output and warn the computer. In response, the computer will log the problem and illuminate the check battery warning light. We’ll test your alternator and install a new one if it’s failing.
Don’t let electrical faults ruin your enjoyment of your INFINITI. Visit us today at Edison INFINITI in Edison, NJ, for the perfect repair.
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