2000 Bonneville will not start

The loud clunking noise when turning over might mean the starter motor bolts have loosened up (or, worse yet, some might have already fallen out leaving the starter hanging on the remaining, loose, bolt). This should be easy to check -- just slide under the car and see if you can move the starter by hand...

Let me know what happened.

Couldn't find anything loose, maybe looking in the wrong place tho. At this point, it still acts like it wants to turn over, but won't, and I'm just gonna have it towed. Thanks for the suggestion, even though I couldn't find what I was looking for.

Had it towed in to AAA's shop. They ran diags and want to change out plugs and wires. So I have 2 questions.

1. Could this be causing the problem?

1. Is 5 an accurate estimate for 1 hour of diag, an oil change, plugs, wires, and 2 hours of labor?

Just seemed a little off to me

I would doubt it, myself.

Depends. If you figure they are $80 or so an hour for labor, 3 hours labor would be $240, plus the plugs and wires (if AC/Delco) would be around $150, so it adds up.

I agree. Seems reasonable and could well be the problem.

Lee

FYI

Apparently the plugs and wires were under warranty, so they replaced them free. The car then started, but was running very rough. While runing, the crank sensor was "going nuts", so they'll be replaing that. I'll keep you posted