Q: Can you confirm the diagnosis before I book a technician?
Yesterday, my blinkers stopped working even though my flashers work. Today my battery light went on. I went to a shop and had them test the battery. It was showing 10% even though it is fairly new. When I started the car, the rep said it was only showing 11 volts instead of 13 and therefore my alternator was going because it wasn't charging the battery. Can you confirm this is correct before I schedule a technician with your service?
My car has 195000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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