1989 Pontiac LeMans Reviews - Page 5 of 5

The head gasket.

The brakes.

The steering.

The tape player (radio still works).

The passenger door (doesn't open from the outside).

The trunk (lock broke).

The ignition.

It's a very unreliable car. The lack of power steering doesn't help matters at all. You can't take off at any reasonable speed - you either creep out or fly out.

Half the time, it sounds like it's not gonna start. Half the time in the dampness, it stalls at least twice before you get it out of park.

The distributor cap never was right on it, my mechanic had to fit the cap from a Ford Escort (!) to make it work properly - before that you didn't make it out of the driveway if there was moisture in the air.

I see now why this car was given to me: the people knew they couldn't sell it!

Brakes.

Brake caliper.

Wipers.

Starter.

Manifold.

All exhaust parts.

Water pump.

Timing belt

Gear box.

Thermostat.

Not a bad car for free, all I had to replace was the battery and alternator and it was mine. It's not large, so don't expect much, great first time car.

Not so bad on gas, like most cars, service every 15K or so. I'll probably drive the crap out of it until it dies, then put a new motor in it, and drive it till I die.

It's a great first time car, cheap, and is okay. Beware on repairs, usually expensive for replacement parts, but go to a junk yard and strip that car.

One dead battery.

One set of brakes.

New rear brake cylinders (wheel was locking up).

Three new exhaust systems till the thermostat was just changed.

Drivers door lock that sticks.

Knocks on days below zero when starting up.

I bought this car as a freshman in high school and I still drive it as a junior in college today! It isn't the greatest car in the world, but it is cheap to operate (gas, my dad's the mechanic, and insurance) and most importantly - it has never neve,r never left me stranded!!! Newer cars have been towed and jumped by my trusty LeMans.

I think I will drive it till it doesn't run anymore!

The brakes on this car are horrible, every 1000 miles or so it's back in the shop for you guessed it, brake work. When it's running I love my "Stella"

I think I might take the time and just mention the things that didn't go wrong with the car. It would be A LOT shorter list. Everything imaginable went wrong with it since I bought it.

I cannot wait until I can get rid of this car. It never is running how it should be. I put more money into this car than I would have put into 5 other ones.