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In reply to the discussion: This may be it [View all]OldBaldy1701E
(6,657 posts)So we had it replaced. The same problem happened the next day. Which said to me that it was not the starter, and that means there was a repair done that was maybe not necessary. And, that meant another tow. We had AAA or so we thought. Turns out it had run out and we did not know. So, he re-upped right then and there. They towed the car to our mechanic. When it died again, he called for another tow. They said that they did not have a record of his re-upping and they could do nothing until he spoke with some other department that would not be open for three hours from the time of the call. So, he had to sit there for three hours waiting for the tow. So much corporate bullshit. We bought it last year because my husband wanted to try his hand at Uber or Lyft. Well, the vehicle was 'too old'. (They demand a newer car, so that 2010 Santa Fe, regardless of how loaded and how clean it is, was unacceptable. And, this was during their major need for drivers. So, I guess they did not need them that badly. That is the newest care I have ever owned. And, I can tell you I have been in way worse Ubers before. But they were still within 5 years old, even they were trashed and beat up.) There is no warranty and we could not afford to get one. No recalls that I am aware of.
They have done the replacement starter. We will see how it acts tomorrow morning. This keeps happening after the vehicle has sat outside in the -15F weather. And, it has not done anything around me. My husband is a wonderful person but he is not a mechanic nor does he have any understanding of how it all works. If it starts, he drives it. I had to teach him how to change the oil in one car. He had never done it before. I could have possibly helped the mechanic with figuring it all out if I had been there to see/hear it/ But, it keeps happening while I am across town at home. But, we will see.
Everyone who has responded to my post has helped. I am not used to being helped. I am used to helping. When one spends all his time being the problem solver, one tends to deny other solving his/her own problems. I appreciate it. I feel it is a wasted effort, but I do appreciate it.