Hello...I am new to this forum. Just bought a used 2009 Eclipse GS for my son as his first car...got a great deal, and he loves it! My apologies in advance if this question has been asked/answered/beaten to death, but I have done searches on both the forum and Google in general and have seen mixed responses.
When starting, there is a noise during the cranking and right after it starts. Wait a second, and the noise goes away and the car runs great. Kind of like the starter isn't disengaging right away.
I have seen answers ranging from..."they just do that and you must live with it"...to "you need to replace the engine". I saw one post here describing the same issue, but the poster has a manual transmission, and the discussion went into topics like the flywheel and clutch.
Has anyone had experience with this on an auto transmission...or know of a definitive answer, before I start replacing parts? Again, I seen countless questions asked, but no real direction on where to start. If it is common, and simply a bad starter, I can deal with that; but I've seen other threads about changing the starter, and the problem remaining.
Thank you very much!
When starting, there is a noise during the cranking and right after it starts. Wait a second, and the noise goes away and the car runs great. Kind of like the starter isn't disengaging right away.
I have seen answers ranging from..."they just do that and you must live with it"...to "you need to replace the engine". I saw one post here describing the same issue, but the poster has a manual transmission, and the discussion went into topics like the flywheel and clutch.
Has anyone had experience with this on an auto transmission...or know of a definitive answer, before I start replacing parts? Again, I seen countless questions asked, but no real direction on where to start. If it is common, and simply a bad starter, I can deal with that; but I've seen other threads about changing the starter, and the problem remaining.
Thank you very much!
