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7.5
pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$60
Average Mileage:
51,700 miles
Total Complaints:
22 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
not sure (17 reports)
replace starter (1 reports)
replace the inhibitor switch (1 reports)
shifter lever clip replaced (1 reports)
tighten lugs around battery leads (1 reports)
tighten the lugs around the battery leads (1 reports)
Bought this car in 2011 brand new and within a month it would randomly not start. I was stranded several different places because the problems continued. Since I was left on the road the dealership of course couldn't mimic the problem. That's what I was always told. In the last few months I would say it hasn't started probably 50 times on the attempts to drive. Generally have to just turn it off and on until finally it starts.
This vehicle is garaged everynight and when my wife went to start it this morning. the car would not start and we had to have it towed to the dealership after I had to push the car out of the garage. it acted like a car does when the fuel pump is going out. we tried several times and no luck. the tow truck man tried to start it too. The first try for him it did not start. then it started and he drove it on to the truck. Naturally the dealership could not figure anything out and they supposedly started it 20 times. I am not sure if others are experiencing this problem but it made us both late for work. annoying and disappointing that a 1 year old vehicle has this problem.
- John L.,
St Charles, MO, US
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Bought this car in 2011 brand new and within a month it would randomly not start. I was stranded several different places because the problems continued. Since I was left on the road the dealership of course couldn't mimic the problem. That's what I was always told. In the last few months I would say it hasn't started probably 50 times on the attempts to drive. Generally have to just turn it off and on until finally it starts.
- tiredofthis, Charleston, MO, US