E B
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A few weeks back my ST developed a noise that usually happened after taking off from a complete stop. It was a high pitched sound that would increase as the RPM would increase. After a bit it would "catch" and the sound would go away until the next stop. Sometimes it would go through several gears, sometimes it wouldn't make it through the first before catching. I let my girlfriend borrow it to run to the store and she calls me from a red light stating that it died on her. I took it into the dealership and explained to them what had happened and about the noise. They had it for almost a week and said that it had overheated and that a head gasket was blown and that the head also needed to be replaced. All of this covered by warranty. A few days later I get a call and they said the radiator needed to be replaced as well and that this is not covered under the powertrain warranty. All told it eneded up costing $740.00 to get my ST back. I am out of town at work now and I just recieved a call from my girlfriend that the noise has returned. It is not constant but it is there. She is taking it back to the dealer. My concern is that they will discover that it is a different problem, like the fan clutch going out, and charge me for this repair.
My questions to you STers are as follows...could this be a fan clutch problem that caused the engine to overheat in the first place? Is it possible that it also could have damaged the radiator and it in fact did need to be replaced? If the actual problem turns out to have been something else and they replaced a perfectly fine radiator how do I get them to refund my money for unnecessary repairs?
Thanks for any help you guys can give me in this matter. I feel a little trapped in the corner on this one as I am having to deal with it while out of town.
Regards,
EB
My questions to you STers are as follows...could this be a fan clutch problem that caused the engine to overheat in the first place? Is it possible that it also could have damaged the radiator and it in fact did need to be replaced? If the actual problem turns out to have been something else and they replaced a perfectly fine radiator how do I get them to refund my money for unnecessary repairs?
Thanks for any help you guys can give me in this matter. I feel a little trapped in the corner on this one as I am having to deal with it while out of town.
Regards,
EB