Noise from engine when starting.

Bulletin number

B120918

Component

Engine and engine cooling

Summary

NOISE FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING. Noise when starting the engine. Engine making a rattling/grinding noise near the 12 volt starter motor. The following fault has been stored in the DME fault memory: 21A511 - Start system, pinion starter motor: Timeout The following faults are also possible: 21A504 - EGS, separation clutch: jammed open 21A50A - Start system, pinion starter: Timeout successively occurred multiple times 21A510 - Start system, EME: Timeout Consequential damage to flywheel (Torsional vibration damper) and automatic transmission may have also occurred. The starter motor is broken. It may be indicated by:

Owners of these vehicles have filed 546 complaints in the engine category.