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What would happen if the serpentine belt fails?

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

You'd lose function of any component driven by the serpentine belt - if the alternator was among those, you'd see your battery light come on, and the vehicle would shut down once you lost sufficient battery power.

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