After I
picked up the car in September 99, I was able to drive 200km
before I had to bring it in: The engine light flashed - it turned
out to be an emission valve which failed.
The A/C never worked for more than one day
- I am wrong, they fixed it on July 25th. 2002
(6 weeks before I returned the car) and it took 5
weeks to get it fixed - I was for over 4 weeks without
transportation.
After I drove it for about
6000km, there was a bad ground, causing ALL dash lights
to flash, the engine lost power, the wipers started full speed - front and
back - and the horn was going non-stop. A 3-weeks repair. During
this time the vehicle was returned as being fixed - just to find
out it was not - it started again just by driving around the block. Oh! - I had a
courtesy car for 1 day!
Paint problems: The car is full
of rock chips - ok, we live in Calgary - but this one has more on
the tail gate at 43,000km than our 6-year old van on the hood at
140,000km - driving the same roads. The car in question was never
driven on a gravel road or off-road. Chips on the top of the hood,
on all 4 doors, the tailgate and yes - on the roof - I have not
seen anything like this in my 40-years driving experience.
