I'd say that's part of the serpentine belt. I'd also check for the reason it shredded in the first place. My guess is a seized idler pulley.
Yup; serpentine belt! It was making noise for a bit & I never got around to checking it. Plus it was leaking oil in the winter which got onto the belt. Fixed the oil leak, but never got back to do the belt. The idler pulley is fine, but the tensioner one isn't. Ordered a belt kit that includes a new belt, idler & tensioner pulleys.
She's lucky she made it home without overheating. Happened about 18mins from home while on the hwy, so she was moving quick enough for the car to get some air cooling. Plus she turned everything off to save energy. Car is parked on the road in front of the house with a dead battery. Im gonna try to charge the battery a bit to see if I can get it up onto the driveway. If not I'll use the Passport to pull it up.
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