Front axle was replaced at 134,000 miles.
Water pump belt snapped and overheated my car, causing my engine to blow at 145,000 miles.
Radiator started leaking and was replaced.
Tensioner Spring for timing belt broke.
This car could be reliable if it wasn't so unreliable.
This car needs as much attention as a newborn baby.
If one thing goes out on this car, you can plan on replacing a couple other things.
With the mileage cited, any car would be experiencing some of the problems mentioned - worn axle, timing belt tensioner, etc. The tensioner should have been replaced when the timing belt was being replaced at the recommended intervals, anyway.
If one pays attention to the "idiot light" that indicates the engine is getting hot AND stops driving as soon as possible after the light turns on, a non-functioning water pump need not be the death knell of an engine.
The truth about these cars is that they are unreliable. That is there reputation all around. Whether it be the water pump, alternator, transmission, radiator or any of the other multiple things that are constantly going wrong with this car. The fact of the matter is that this car always has something going wrong with it and it is stressful when you have to constantly fork money into getting it fixed. My 1996 626 is just as unreliable as this one and it only has eighty thousand miles on it. So defending the car in general is not going to help it's horrible reputation. This is just one of the plenty reviews on the car that is warning people of the costly danger of purchasing this car in hope that it is reliable.
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