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JrSysAdmin

My '08 Ford Fusion with 60k miles on it just failed its annual safety inspection for having 3 broken engine mounts...

I don't know much about cars when it comes to things like repairs and am hoping you guys might be able to provide some advice.

My '08 Ford Fusion just failed it's annual safety inspection for having three busted engine mounts. The shop that did the inspection gave me a quote of $1,050 to do the repairs. Is this high for this type of repair?

Also, how normal is it for these parts to fail this early in the life of the vehicle? I don't drive particularly fast and am not very rough on the vehicle so it was a bit of a surprise to me.

Fortunately I have Geico's Mechanical Breakdown Insurance on the vehicle so it will only cost $250 if I end up going that route. However, I'm concerned if I use the coverage, it will raise my insurance premiums...does anybody know?

Posted Mar 2, 2012, 6:05 PM UTC · edited

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rockchucker•

Ford has had problems with motor mounts in a lot of their small cars like the fusion. I have a Mazda3 which is very similar and uses the same shitty Ford mounts, and I have already replaced 1 of them. If you have a socket set and are somewhat creative and handy you can swap them out yourself. $1050 is high but that is typical of garages. depending on which mounts you need they are about $30 and up.

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92235•

You will also need a jack. This is very important.

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JrSysAdminOP•

I appreciate your advice with this, thanks.

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Mc_WhiskeyFord Parts Guy 1988 Mustang 2004 F150•

I work at a ford dealer some of our cars have motor mount issues (focus/taurus) but not really the fusion maybe rough roads are the cause. i just looked it up and guessed it was 3.0 FWD as their the most common the parts should not be more the about $335.00 for all three mounts

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JrSysAdminOP•

How much would you charge with labor? I don't think the parts were the expensive part, it was labor that was going to be jack up the price on the replacement.

It has the 2.3L i4 engine.

Thanks for your help!

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Mc_WhiskeyFord Parts Guy 1988 Mustang 2004 F150•

recommended labor time for that repair is 3.3 hours so depending on your local labor rate it could vary at my place that would be about $360.00 labor and the about $250 on parts for the 2.3L

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Mc_WhiskeyFord Parts Guy 1988 Mustang 2004 F150•

There might also be something going on since they know you are using an insurance company instead of paying out of your pocket that they are jacking up their prices, but most aftermarket warranty companies have access to parts prices and labor times

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RugerRedhawk•

Wow. Does it make noise when you start it? Where did you take it for inspection? I don't know what's involved on this vehicle, but I replaced one on my saturn once and it was really easy and about a $10 part. Things do get more complicated in newer vehicles though I understand.

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JrSysAdminOP•

I've not heard any noises, no. I had no idea there were any issues with the vehicle until I brought it in for an inspection.

I'm going to take it somewhere else for a 2nd opinion to see if this Goodyear dealership is full of crap or not.

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RugerRedhawk•

I would ask around what local shops other people use. Places like goodyear, firestone, etc.... are always looking for something to replace IMO. You may need new mounts, but you may not. Don't even mention it to the other shop.

out of curiosity how much did you pay for the geico plan?

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JrSysAdminOP•

The Geico plan is $16 every 6 months and covers the vehicle for 100,000 miles/7 years...pretty good deal if you end up needing it.

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RugerRedhawk•

Holy shit that's pretty cool. Is the $250 deductible per incident? For that price it still might not be bad. I'm looking at buying a slightly used vehicle soon, might try to get in under the 15,000 mile mark specifically for this.

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