It sounds like your car may have been in a flood. Did you ever do a trace on it? Even some cars sold as new cars have been in floods or other disasters and reconditioned. When you see an abnormal failure rate and abnormal failures, bells should start ringing.
This is an extremely high failure rate of components. Do you know what the history of your car was before you purchased it. One of problems in particular, "trunk misalignment" suggests structural issues. Was the car in an accident?
So far, on our 850 GLT (also a '96, 85K miles), we've had a few things replaced, besides routing maintenance. a) RHS headlight wiper motor b) fuel-cap door release mechanism c) one new rotor
On the motor mounts, I believed the dealer's mechanic when he told me they needed replacing. Not all at the same time, though. I have to confess that a few years ago I was driving back to the L.A. area from Las Vegas and took a dirt road to bypass a section of closed highway. It was the worst washboard surface I have ever been on and it was no surprise when I found out the motor mounts and front end bushings needed attention.
The dealer is convinced the whistling sound is some sort of mechanical thing. It comes and goes. For a month, it will happen at least once every time I drive the car. Then it will go away for, say, two months. The usual scenario is that I take it into the dealer for routine servicing and I will try to get it to perform. Sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't. If it does, they work on something completely unrelated (like replacing the bushings), drive it around the block and not hearing the noise, figure they fixed it.
I do like the way the car drives. It has just the right combination of size, comfort, and nimbleness that works for me. I'm sure an 850R would be even better.
Norm
"JW" wrote:
One new rotor? Shouldn't those get replaced in pairs?
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