The temperature gauge broke right away. I replaced it under my 30-day warranty.
I noticed (to this day) my car has very bad idling problems. I drive to a place and shut off the car. When I turn it back on (only if under one hour later) the car revs, then the engine nearly stalls (but sometimes does) and all the power dims. This repeats itself until it eventually fixes itself.
The rear windshield wiper snapped off in the middle of the road (Not fixed yet).
The battery bolts wore out. Towed and replaced for $116.
The fuel pump electronic controller died in the middle of a busy intersection. I pushed it with the help of some news paper guy and it needed to be towed. The problem (controller and deformed rear-right tire) was fixed for $510.
When slowing down, the power dims and (if they are on) the headlights dim as well.
The drivers side door panel is coming loose.
One of the door locks snapped off.
Not a lot of body damage and other wise a smooth drive.
This car cost me around $3600 from a public dealer (talked down from $3900). Like I said, the temperature gauge broke a week after, so it was replaced for free.
Up until 100,000 miles the car ran decently. However, I am now riddled with strange problems. I am not complaining, because all are one-day do-it-yourself jobs (door locks, wipers, etc.) but I am lazy, so it is OK.
I have had the same problem with the revving on my 1993 Taurus. It also acted like it lost power as the car came to a stop and sometimes it would stall on the road afterward. Turns out it was a clogged vacuum line. The car is reaching 200,000 miles and still going strong.
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