Faults:

Automatic transmissions blew every 20 to 25 thousand miles.

Throttle position sensor went bad every 6 to 12 months.

Oxygen sensor went bad every 6 to 12 months.

Needed wheel alignments every 6 to 12 months.

Water pumps went bad every 6 to 12 months.

Radiator leaked and was replaced.

Huge fuel leak under hood.

Weld on drivers seat broke, had to replace entire seat.

Brake discs would warp.

Brake Calipers seized.

Clear coat on rims chipped off.

Plastic toothed power window track broke every other year.

Radio broke.

Sunroof leaked.

At 110K, loud bang under hood and engine died, I cut my loses and never fixed it.

General Comments:

3 speed automatic transmission made it a dog.

Tons of turbo lag.

Lots of torque steer.

Lots of under-steer.

Looked good, but was not reliable and slow.

Crsyler probably lost money on this POS, but they hit me up for deductable for each transmission, which I think was $500 each time while it was still under warranty.

My mechanic made out well after the dealer warranty ended.

Convinced me to never buy or recommend a Chrysler product for the rest of my life. I can't believe they are still in business after making junk like this.

Faults:

Cracked a piston from over-speeding engine when proving how quick it really was, otherwise nothing.

General Comments:

I bought the car from a family member for $1100. It had been sitting for around ten years or so, but we put a new battery in it and it ripped to life. It was too quiet when I bought it, so as a joke we put a glass-pack on it. It had a very deep, mellow tone unlike the straight 4's you hear now. After owning it for around a year, I discovered that the boost could be turned up to hold at around 13psi, which brought the power up to around 200hp or a little more I would imagine. Way to hot of a car for a high school kid, I ended up blowing the motor after beating a new Civic, so I bought another motor and dropped it in. Never could get the demons out of the replacement motor. I should have just rebuilt the old one because it never gave any problems; always started cold or hot, pulled hard and was an all around blast. Loved the interior, felt like a real sports car with the way it was layed out. Ran fast, rode good, handled well and got 30 miles to the gallon. Loud, obnoxious, and beautiful I would definitely buy another.

Faults:

Right front strut was frozen when I purchased it with 35,500 original miles.

Alternator died at 35,900 miles - on the way home from picking it up.

Faulty temp gauge (with a false high read) at 36,050 miles made me ship the car the rest of the way home.

Water line to Turbo ruptured in my driveway at 36,250.

Engine management computer stopped computing a week later.

Turbo had a bad bearing and was replaced at 36,875.

Low oil pressure was traced to a faulty oil pump -- replaced at the same time at the turbo.

Fuel Pump stopped pumping recently.

What's next?

General Comments:

Sure, the car has problems, but I love it! The person who sold it to me said it would be a "no disappointment car" because it had only 35,000 miles on it. Try telling that to my wife when the car dies in the middle of Florida!

The frozen strut (which was so obvious the seller should have fixed it), the alternator, computer, oil pump wear, turbo wear, fuel pump, and the rest of the problems were undoubtedly the result of a car sitting for 20 years -- which it did before I bought it.

Other than working out the bugs, it's a great car! My 7 month old son loves all of it's creaks and groans, the vibrations and buzzes put him to sleep!

I wanted a Turbo Z since I was 14 -- in 1983. I always thought they were beautiful, fast cars with outstanding handling. I still do. My Daytona is an amazing car when it's working properly. As a "remembrance car" and a novelty, it does its job well. As a daily driver, I would suggest something else -- or hope for a boss who is understanding when you call in to say, "the Daytona wouldn't start."

Faults:

Nothing really, except for the shifter cable to the 5th gear is worn bad or broken. I believe this is because of the previous owner abusing it.

Steering column moves without toggling it.

General Comments:

I love this car is so fast. The turbos on these cars are frickin awesome!

Needs a new paint job :/