Noises problem
1999 Mercury Cougar Front Wheel Drive Automatic 123000 miles
My Cougar began having intermittant problems starting and made a loud grinding noise at those times. I took it to a mechanic and he confirmed the starter was bad and replaced it. Cost was $450. When I got it home, it still had the same problem so I took it back. This time he told me that the bad starter had damaged the flywheel, and cost to repair that would be another $1,100. Had I know this to begin with I would not have had the repairs made as this car is barely worth $2,500. My question - shouldn't he have know to check the flywheel to begin with given that its function is directly related to the starter?
1999 Mercury Cougar Front Wheel Drive Automatic 123000 miles
My Cougar began having intermittant problems starting and made a loud grinding noise at those times. I took it to a mechanic and he confirmed the starter was bad and replaced it. Cost was $450. When I got it home, it still had the same problem so I took it back. This time he told me that the bad starter had damaged the flywheel, and cost to repair that would be another $1,100. Had I know this to begin with I would not have had the repairs made as this car is barely worth $2,500. My question - shouldn't he have know to check the flywheel to begin with given that its function is directly related to the starter?
Feb 24, 2009 at 9:06 PM
