Hi guys,

My son was in an accident with my S a couple of weeks ago.

He swerved to avoid someone and spun the car, hitting a curb and hopping into some big rocks on the side of the road.

Aside from the body, wheel, and undercarriage damage, when he stopped spinning, the CEL light was on. He was able to drive it home. I took it for a drive myself afterwards. The CEL light was still on. I drove for about 5 miles, during which time the EPS (power steering) light and ABS light came on, and quickly the rest of the electrical system started going out. The alternator had failed.

I had it towed to my local Honda guy. They pulled the codes and found an O2 sensor failure and an airflow sensor failure. He said that until they get the alternator replaced, they won't know if the sensors need replacement, or if they will reset once the new alternator is in.

I'm wondering if, during the spin, the car got some reverse wheel spin, shoving exhaust back into the engine, which could have caused the O2 sensor and airflow sensor failures. But I can't seem to understand whether the alternator could have failed as the result of this spin.

What do you think? Has anyone had anything like this happen with a track spin?

It's currently a topic of debate with my insurance company, as they think it was just coincidence.

Kathy

 

I'm also inclined to think it's just coincidence, unless the you can show that the alternator failure was due to some sort of impact damage.