1989 Pontiac LeMans LE Sedan review from North America
"GM/Daewoo POS on wheels"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Oil leak around 50,000 miles that never got repaired.
Locked-up calipers at 78,000 miles.
Had car aligned three times, and replaced the water pump. Replacement of almost all bolt-on engine components required removal/replacement of timing belt (very annoying and costly!)
General comments?
This car felt as cheap as a car gets from its quality-- everything felt cheap as could be, brake problems (especially from locked up calipers on front brakes, alignment issues, and the issue with replacment of the timing belt-- My car even had a passenger-front side mirror that did not come standard with this car!!! How crazy was that??
The seats were comfortable, though for medium-range drives, and the engine with automatic transmission felt very weak for this automatic, with hardly any power for passing at highway speeds...
This was my first car I purchased and it felt cheap and required so much maintenance...
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 1989 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1994 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6/ 4 cylinder. Automatic |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 94000 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota Celica |
| Date of Entry | 6th September, 2005 |