Faults:

Going up a moderately steep hill caused the LeMans’ engine to overheat and fill the car’s interior with an overwhelmingly nauseating odor. A mechanic said Pontiac put a small Chevy transmission in the LeMans rather than one that could handle the weight of a larger, heavier car like the LeMans. I know nothing about mechanics, so I can neither confirm nor deny the mechanic’s statement as true. All I do know for a fact is the car was brand new when we purchased it and overheated easily from day one, even though we followed Pontiac’s maintenance schedule religiously.

General Comments:

We always took excellent care of our car and followed the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule to a T, but it made no difference in the car’s performance. The mechanic suggested we buy a new transmission, which we felt was outrageous, since it was brand new. After two years we replaced our Pontiac with a new Honda Civic which never overheated in the 15 years we owned it.

We were completely disillusioned with our troublesome Pontiac and never once considered buying another one.

After we bought a Honda, we no longer had mechanical/ performance problems, so we stuck with Honda from then on.

Faults:

I have had to buy a new alternator, power steering pump and hoses, and a new fuel filter so far within 2.5 years of owning the car. I have gone through two power steering pumps; however, I believe that the fault of these were in the hands of the installer. It is developing a trunk leak which I cannot find the source of (if anyone has information as to where it could be coming from please let me know at sean@myfatwallet.biz).

General Comments:

This car is unbelievable. I would not sell it for $1,000,000.00, solely for the fact that I know this car will be a crowd pleaser in the years to come. Of course you see the '67 Chevelles and Corvettes all over the place, but how many people can say that they own a good condition 1976 Pontiac LeMans Sport Coupe, the last muscle car? Although the power could be better, due to the lack of weight loss, you get your satisfaction knowing what could happen if the car was lighter. The steering is unbelievable as well. You can drive this car with your pinkie and still have complete control over it. However, I am not too pleased about the fuel consumption, mainly due to the fact that you don't get as much power as you would like for the amount of fuel burned.

Faults:

When I bought it the rear bumper was very rusty. Bought a new one.

Also had to change the exhaust. Did a cheap flex-tube/cherry bomb fix.

General Comments:

This style of the 1973-1977 GM A Bodys are my favorite type of car all because of this one. The first time I drove it the rear was fish-tailing all over because of the little extra gas I gave it. This is a true performance car!