Q: Serpentine belt

asked by on April 06, 2017

My less than three week old serpentine belt broke on my car I heard a knocking yesterday but didn't really pay attention does this have something to do with the alternator or maybe the pulleys or the bearings

My car has 165000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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