![]() Two weeks later someone totaled it in the parking lot at work. In 2007 I wrecked it, and sold it to my brother for $500. General Comments:Ī/C vents are in the perfect place to get hit by knees.Īll the radio backlights went out in 2004. When we replaced it the steering wheel made a grinding noise when turned.ĭefinitely won't buy another American car again, until reliability and fuel economy are addressed. Had to replace the intake manifold gasket twice. In the second year the fuel pump started squealing, and everyone said to just ride it out, so it finally went out in 2005. It's on the driver's side, in the block, behind the exhaust crossover, and underneath the air intake. Replaced the water pump, alternator, and the thermostat twice, (this is the hardest part I've ever had to replace. Had to replace the A/C compressor every year for two years (the third time I just let it go). If I had one gripe, it was lack of better cup holders and arm rests. It's not sofa comfortable or amazingly roomy, but was always a quiet, smooth, responsive ride, with room for six in a pinch.Ī little slow to launch or go up hills, but it can move at 75 MPH with no effort on the highways. I've done a new air filter, fuel filter, new plugs, new tires (maybe that's why), or it's the ethanol gas. ![]() ![]() Gas mileage has gone down from 25 MPG to 20 MPG. No rust, the hoses and cooling and body are still original, and the engine and tranny are still going like new. The car has held up amazingly well for a 14 year old car, and when it was 5 or 6 years old I noted that it still looked and ran like it was new. Radio station present light burnt out, very minor, but how do I remove the radio from the dash to replace it?Ĭamshaft position sensor code comes on and then goes off every few months, but the car runs normally, so I'm waiting to fix it when it needs a new serpentine belt. Something with a cylinder control at 5 years. Lower intake manifold gasket when the car was 10 years old.
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