2024 Tacoma SR5 alternator failure

[BOLDTACO]

Hello Hello!
At a whopping 5k miles, my 2024 SR5 has a failing alternator and has been sitting at Toyota awaiting an alternator for 2 weeks, with no arrival date. could be tomorrow, or it could be 3 weeks from now. Has anyone else had this issue?

Noticed it had chirping when it first started cold about 3 weeks after I got it, then progressively started to do It more and while I was driving. Took it in and the next day I was informed it had a failing alternator.

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[maxx075]

Two chirps at startup? Have you had the alternator checked for the charging voltage?

Reason I ask is that a lot of us have the chirp at startup, myself included, and it's the AC clutch.

First I've seen or heard of an alternator going out.

 

[BOLDTACO]

Yea, something along that line. It did it while driving too. I was informed it was a bad alternator bearing specifically.

With it being the alternator, it's not that surprising to me. I also had some rough shifts for the week it was chirping, so maybe the alternator has something to do with that?

 

[RokeHi]

Was there any warning lights on ?

 

[Miqie]

Did they give you a loaner car since it's stuck at their dealership?

 

[MarineVet6113]

I have the 2 chirps at startup but also while driving. If it’s a cold night I feel like it chirps a lot off and on for a good 30 minutes at least. On a warm day it seems like once’s completely warm engine it kind of stops or at least become way less frequent but only after the first 15 -20 minutes. Cold nights it is pretty annoying and you crack the window it’s pretty loud. Seems like a lot of people have the chirp on start and I’ve heard in YouTubers videos as well. I wonder if more people have it while driving and maybe don’t notice. I have 2300 miles on my truck. Test drove with dealer but it was pretty warm when I did and it did it 7 times but he couldn’t hear it …right? They wanted to keep it overnight so they could hear it while cold but I wasn’t ready to do that yet. They offered loaner but nothing like spending 50k on a brand new truck to go leave it in service for a couple weeks. I love the truck but I’m probably a bit bitter since my first one had the cracked ac box at 400 miles that was dripping in the floor.

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