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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Need help with a starting problem...

2002 S with about 20000 miles on it. The car will turn but it will not crank. THe batt has plenty of juice, cause it will crank all day. The funny part is that other electrical items do not work..ie locks, windows, remote buttons, trunk release......the first time it happen i put octane boost in because i thought it was a fuel problem and i cranked it hard for about a minute and if finally started and it ran fine for a couple days and a couple hundred miles....now its happened again and I cant get the fuel door open at all. So i had to get it towed....they wont be able to get to it till tomorrow....but i was trying to get a heads up on the issue...Thanks in advance!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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oK...I got an answer.

Well, they finally called. THey said that a bolt behind the fuse box was lose which caused an arc between the fuse box and the bolt which melted many wires to the fuse box.....WTF! Anyways what does everyone elses stealorship charge you for labor......this will cost me 600 bucks....100 diagnostics, 150 parts, and 300 labor for 2 hours and 50 in tax.....
Has anyone be able to get out of the diagnostic charge? I can understand paying it if i dont get it fixed there but if i get it repaired there than I think they should eat this for getting to fix it.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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So nobody has gotten their car fixed at the dealorship? I think 150 an hour is outragous.....anyone else...anyone............
 
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