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Originally Posted by faz
Thanks for the reply... I think I was typing my post when you posted the above. $7k in one year is sure a lot of money to spend on repairs. Can you list what was done, or point me to where you have already posted them? Also, what kind of mileage/age was your car at last year prior to these repairs? I can see if certain things go after 100k or something, but having warranty between 45k-75k miles is not going to help with those.
I would like to compare the work with what is for example covered and not covered with this EasyCare plan, and see how much having one would have helped.(obviously I don't think I will see exactly the same stuff as you did... just want to do that as a reference point.)
But I can agree, that is the worst feeling, knowing you have done nothing to cause the car to break down, and it still does. One can accept the extra issues if one is constantly beating up on the car.
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Lets see if I can remember all of them..
All of these started around 80k miles...
Valve cover gaskets (it blew one morning)
Valve cover (it cracked and needed an entirely new one)
Oil Seperator or Crank Case Vent Valve (long story which you'll find tons of on this site)
Both CV boots (i think you already had these done too)
Water pump and thermostat both went bad. (this is normal maintenance though and should be replaced around 75k miles)
Idle tensioner pulley (probably same problem you already had fixed)
Brake job both front and back (again this is normal maintenance)
New Door handle carrier (it freezes and basically you can't open or close your door properly. this is a cold weather problem)
Steering angle sensor (just stopped working one day)
Thrust arm bushings (not sure if they're supposed to go bad but they did)
Tail light defective ( i think you had this fixed already too)
Camshaft sensor (not sure why, but it stopped working)
Sway bar links (common problem, but they crapped out on me)
Oh and one last thing you can throw in a couple window regulators in there also..
I think that covers most of it, i'll have to check my records when i get home from work to see if there was anymore. hope this helps..