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4.0

definitely annoying

Typical Repair Cost:

$150.00

Average Mileage:

150,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace belt tensioner (1 reports)
Ford F-150 electrical problems

electrical problem

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problem #1

2007Oct 25

(reported on)

F-150 V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 150,000 miles

Recently I replaced the alternator & then discovered when I accelerated from a stop the battery lite would come on till the engine speed leveled out. I think it could be the belt tensioner is going weak. Is that possible?

Don S.

la Grange Park, IL, USA

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