For about 2 years our '99 Mercury Cougar has been making a horribly loud screeching noise when trying to start. (Not every time, but often enough that it's really annoying.) I will turn the key and it will screech. I take the key out and start over; it screeches again. We've tried flipping the key around, moving the steering wheel, messing with the gear shift, everything. The car starts when it feels like it. It's never done it in front of a mechanic, but it happened in front of someone who told us it was a spring in the starter that we would need to replace or the transmission would go out. I'm at a loss. I just want to get the car fixed, but I don't know what to tell the mechanic. Please help!
2007-06-25
02:23:22
·
15 answers
·
asked by
mutatus
1
in
Maintenance & Repairs