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Average cost on changing the starter in a dodge neon?

I looked up the part on the napa website and it was about 200 bucks. Ouch. This car has been a giant pain in the A lately, but is our only, so we have to keep it running. The mechanic told me that the starter isn't engaging,or shifting down where it's supposed to go, something to do with the teeth, and it occasionaly makes this awful screeching noise when you start it up. He said to shut it off and restart it until it didn't make that noise because if I drove it like that, then I will need a starter a lot sooner that I would otherwise. Does this sound right? Is there anything we can do in the meantime, aside from replacing the whole thing?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    the labor on replacing a starter is just about 50-60 bucks on that car,and the starter ,if you get a re-built one is only around a 100 bucks so that is a little high for that one,all shops will have different prices though,but usually i get around 175 dollars for the total job,good luck with it.

    Source(s): been a certified mechanic for 37 yrs.
  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Dodge Neon Starter

  • 6 years ago

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    Average cost on changing the starter in a dodge neon?

    I looked up the part on the napa website and it was about 200 bucks. Ouch. This car has been a giant pain in the A lately, but is our only, so we have to keep it running. The mechanic told me that the starter isn't engaging,or shifting down where it's supposed to go, something to do with...

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  • 1 decade ago

    That's about right. Labor is going to be expensive...about another $250

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  • Herman
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    depending on where you live it could vary between 65-120

    Source(s): mechanic
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