Faults:

My radiator blew at 60,000 miles and now again at 185,000 miles.

The door handles "sank" in the door frame and became harder to pull up on.

The key broke off in the ignition and needed to be replaced (although I've never bothered, the broken part of the key still fits when I put it in and the car has always turned over).

The drivers side window broke and would not role up flush with the window frame, (had a breeze for several years).

The starter wore out, was replaced at 100,000.

The battery that came with the car wore out at less than 10,000 miles.

The front wheel alignment goes out of whack easily and needs to be adjusted on a regular basis.

Had a problem with the electrical wiring to the brake lights (bulb would not light up, replace wires and bulb).

Brakes have been replaced once because I didn't replace the brake pads soon enough and the brakes wore out.

CV Boots have been replaced once and need to be replaced again at 185,000.

Tempurature gauge broke for the radiator which tells the fan to turn on to cool the engine. Overheated so I got the gauge replaced.

General Comments:

I have not driven my car for 7 months because I haven't had the money to fix the radiator and get the CV boots replaced, but hopefully I'll get that together this month. I miss my car!!! It's been an extremely reliable, very easy to drive little car and it hasn't gotten nearly enough credit for the great car it is!

Faults:

Timing belt/chain went out in 2003.

Blown gasket.

General Comments:

This car is awesome!

I don't know of the problems the previous owners had, if any.

This is by far the best car I have ever owned.

It runs great.

The seats are comfortable, very roomy inside for being a small car.

This car is perfect for teen/college aged kids to drive.

Very reliable.

This car has the get up and go on the highway.

Faults:

The transmission needed to be replaced at 230,000 miles. The clutch was replaced twice before that, once at 75,000 miles, once at 155,000 miles.

Both CV Axles needed to be replaced at 170,000 miles.

The starter needed to be replaced twice; once at 40,000 miles, and again at 160,000 miles.

It no longer passes New York State inspection. I'm told this is due to a problem with the EGR Valve. This also interferes with the car's performance to a small degree.

The radiator rusted through at 240,000 miles.

The entire exhaust system rusted out and was replaced in sections between 252,000 and 262,000 miles. The muffler, replaced several times before that.

Inside door handles are snapping at the hinges.

The dome light is very dim.

The power steering rack is slowly leaking fluid. The power steering pump has made a whining sound since I first bought the car.

Front right wheel bearings went at 233,000 miles.

General Comments:

For a small car, it handles exceptionally well.

On rainy days; however, it will hydroplane easily since it is so light.

Overall, it performs amazingly well.

For the high miles it has and the way the car still looks, it is an amazing bargain (the new list price was $11,000).

I've taken this car on many long trips (over 3 hours.) and have never had any major problems.

Faults:

The alternator has been replaced.

The door handle in the back passenger side has broken.

Two of the vents have broken.

The oil pan has a small leak.

There is rust around all the fenders and the bottoms of the doors.

The oil pressurizing sending unit needs to be replaced.

The exhaust system had to be replaced at about 130,000 miles.

The radiator needs to be replaced at 140,000 miles.

General Comments:

The car has been a good little car so far. It has quite a bit of power for a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder engine. It runs almost just as good as my Camry without the comfort.