Probably tightening everything up was done as a preventative measure. In other words, they did a bunch of stuff that happened to fix it, rather than diagnosing the exact cause and pinpointing that particular repair.
Nothing wrong with that approach as long as you aren't paying for it and it works. I've learned that finding the precise source of a noise is more of an art than a science. Sometimes you get lucky, though. One time, many years ago when I worked as a service writer I had a customer take me for a drive to demonstrate a noise to me. I had a hunch, told the guy to pull over halfway around the block, got out, and yanked his cheap aftermarket wheel cover off one of the wheels. Viola! No more noise. :-)) --Geoff On 2/26/06, Atlanta Intrepid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks everyone who threw up some ideas. Really appreciate the ideas > and exchanges coming across. > > Took my '04 SXT to a different dealer across town and they were able > to resolve everything. According to the invoice this is exactly what > they did: > > --"Went over all suspension bolts and front end components; > tightened motor mounts, cradle bolts, strut rods, etc."-- > > --"Resurfaced rotors and replaced front pads."-- > > Everything covered under the 3/36 warranty. > > Problem solved for now. There aren't any noises, crunching, or > creaking sounds anymore. Prior to me posting this here I sent off a > strong and sternly worded letter to that first dealer's general > manager and both service managers letting them know how seriously > disappointed and dissatisfied I am with them for not being able to > diagnose or calculate these problems while I was there-- three > different times! So, all's well that end's well. > > Hey, by the way: what in the world could cause motor mounts or the > cradle bolts to loosen on my SXT? Especially with only 15,000 miles? > Never had any issues like these with my '99 Base before. Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
