Many problems for what could be a decent vehicle
The ABS light was always on.
The traction control did not work.
The air conditioning was not cold.
I thought this car was worth more than what I purchased it for.
I bought the car for $2000 two years ago.
I sold the car at an auction this week for $500.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 15th November, 2003
The life long friend that will cost you a little
There has been a lot of things that have gone wrong with this car. The first big thing was my fault and should not be held against this car. The second was that transmission went and I had to fight the dealership to get me another. The third has happened recently where the car has over heated for no apparent reason. It only happened to be the thermostat, but they also found the rotors were warped and that the exhaust system was dangling by a thread. There is only on problem on the interior and that is that the driver seat has one bad spot that is no bigger than 1" squared.
For a huge car, it drives and performs like it is on rails. The 3.5L has a ton of horsepower on tap and it can burn the front tires with traction control off. During the short time which I have owned this I have had to replace the tires at least twice from excessive wear.
The interior is extremely nice for a car that is nine years old. It has more bells and whistles than my moms new Saturn Vue and it all still works beautifully. As I said before there is one bad spot on the leather, but that is it.
The ride is nice and smooth although it is really low. You do not notice till you are beside a truck or a van. I have taken this car down several country roads and have done better than my friends S-15. These cars are built to last and please you till the end.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th October, 2003
When the car was overheating were you getting Steam coming from the front end as if you had a leak?? The 1994 LHS I am driving has 178,000 miles on it and has steam coming out of it bad when it gets warmed up.
The other problem I am having is a supposed loss of compression. I got the car from my dad so not sure how to fix that and wondering if there is anything I can do to fix it. Any help would be good.
Thanks.
Nice option to try out a big american car
I had to replace belts + light bulbs ($150), front brake pads+rotors, rear left tire ($300)
Still have a problem with the child safety system I cannot disengage it at one of the back doors.
Central lock switch works on only 1 door and of course it's not the driver's side :)
OK here is the deal: you get a car at a fairly low price (around 3K) packed with all the luxuries high-end cars have and it even drives well+has an acceptable mileage on highways.
The car looks good. Although everybody is complaining about the transmission I just have to tell you: no transmission in the world can do this job if you don't handle the car gently. Unleash 214 HP from a 3.5L engine to accelerate a big and heavy car. Can you imagine the forces at work. Sure, the car will jump will move as a small car, but the forces every component takes are much higher than on light cars. So my advice: drive slow or more precisely accelerate slow and in a gentle manner.
With this car you have a presence on the road even if you go slow. It's about size/looks not speed. Mine is black and everybody thinks I'm a secret agent or something like that :)
I think that this car is much safer than SUV's because it's as big as them (if not bigger) and has a low center of gravity so it will not roll over.
You just have to learn to drive slowly and in style - not that the car would not be capable of handling as a sports car, but then it doesn't last as much.
Huge space at rear seats, front seats are not that comfortable, but I can manage I had worse (I'm 6'3"). AC: 9 year old car - you really expect it to work?
Power: steering, seats (leather), mirrors, braking (with ABS that you can switch on/off), windows. Really nice interior, well designed.
I've heard complaints about the fact that the gear changer has no lights to illuminate it. First of all: it's an automatic for crying out loud! You put it in reverse when you get out of parking then you shift into drive and that's all! Besides it shows you on the dashboard what gear you're in. (By the way it's where it should be - down on the floor - I really hate it when it's near the steering wheel).
Hoghway noise is low, it's a different feeling than small cars.
Rear field of view: very small and inadequate - be careful when you back up.
Despite being a 94 car it still looks good and it has a lot of luxury options. I would recommend it to any speed maniac (like myself) because it teaches you to cool down and drive calmly.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 10th September, 2003
22nd Mar 2004, 18:55
I had the same problem with traction control, but I know it works, it just seems like it doesn't because the engine is so powerful at low speeds that the car still spins out.