Faults:

Oil Pan Gasket at 25,000 miles.

Rear Main Seal of Engine at 25,000 miles.

General Comments:

I just bought the car used with 25,500 miles being the second owner from an elderly couple. It leaks oil everywhere. Took it to the Chevy dealership who showed me service bulletins on the oil leaks. Replaced the oil pan gasket and rear main seal of the engine. About 700.00 in work. Car lot paid for this though. Mechanic said he has done about 40 of these. Said they are bone dry or leak. Have it checked out first before buying and have them look for this problem. It is common. Otherwise car is very comfortable and floats like a cloud. Tons of room and a great value for the money so far. My problem is common he said, but not the norm. Mechanic also said the tires are tricky to stay balanced and the suspension is tricky giving the driver a rough feel at times that feels as a tire is out of balance.

Faults:

Back seat ashtray cover broke, still need to fix it.

Belt tensioner was making some sounds, but got it replaced.

Replaced all the tires, solved the road noise but not the vibration problems. At between 60-70 there are intermittent high frequency low amplitude vibrations which come and go and are independent of road conditions. Sometimes over the same stretch of road it is very smooth, other times there will be some vibration.

The dash is losing its fitting around some places like the plastic panel that has the fuel and trunk release. My last car (1993 BMW 850) had better interior fit and condition than this GM built car!

General Comments:

Very floaty comfortable ride, but the interior of this "top-of-the-line" sedan is lacking in quality compared to imports like MB, BMW, Lexus, etc.

Was cheap though at only $16,000 used.