Already had the starter replaced last week. No improvement. The old starter gear was nice and shiny on the edge towards the flywheel. Obvious milling. I took it to a Ford dealership yesterday and the service Mgr took one look at the starter and said that the ring gear was probably damaged. 10-12 hrs labor to R&R. Asked him if there were any service bulletins regarding starter problems on this vehicle and he said he wasn't aware of any. A service technician at a dealership wouldn't lie, right? Yeah, right!
