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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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?

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