# 2006 ford fusion with starter problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-fusion-with-starter-problems/178685>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Tags:** fusion, ford\
**Created:** [August 12, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-fusion-with-starter-problems/178685 "2021-08-12T19:15:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![guygooch\_176690](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@guygooch\_176690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/guygooch_176690)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-fusion-with-starter-problems/178685/1 "2021-08-12T19:15:51Z")

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Your recent article in the 8-16-21 issue of the Cedar Rapids Gazette suggested that there was either a starter problem or a flywheel problem. My question is: If there was a bad or broken tooth on the flywheel, why does it start on the second try? I seems if the flywheel doesn’t rotate then the starter still would not engage.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-ford-fusion-with-starter-problems/178685/2 "2021-08-14T00:51:00Z")

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I am not a mechanic but years ago I owned an old Mercury with a bad flywheel. It would, in fact, start on the second, third, etc. try. I can only assume the tooth wasn’t completely missing, either that or the flywheel shifted somehow.