In the 27k miles of owning my monte, i'm happy to say i have nothing to report of

 

I've had some pretty bad things happen, but mine has been put through harsh winters and hot summers. Been on long road trips down to Texas and back.

Overall it's been a super solid car though.

 

Mine has been solid and reliable. I had a water pump leak at 65K and a new ISS installed close to a 100K. Otherwise it's been reliable and keeps on ticking. At close to 165K now.

 

Mines been great, granted I'm only at 89k miles, but still, every car has it's issues at high miles.

 

I have had a few accidents, and since then, things had been going wrong, suspension and break wise. So I will say that those were my fault. I have had the Trac off light and ABS light come on, that is about it. No engine problems really, it is still running like a champ, at 113,000 plus miles.

 

I had to replace the heater core and the front hubs. I think that the hubs should last a lot longer then they do but that is about my only complaint.

 

The only major issue I've had with mine was a bad CV joint. It went bad around 85k, but I take all blame for it. My driving habits changed after I supercharged it, so had I kept treating it well and not abused it, I don't think it would have became an issue at all. I've also experienced both front hubs go bad. Doesn't seem like much for an 11 year old car with 85k on it.

Aside from regular maintenance, I haven't had many issues in my 32k (3 years) of ownership. I look forward to daily driving it in the summer months for a few more years. Treat them right and keep up on maintenance and they can be very good cars.

 

My biggest problems were the tranmission, and I actually cracked the cradle of my car. Found out the hard way that a 2000 cradle is completely different than 01+. Had a bushing go, apparently hit a bad pothole, and pop goes the cradle.

 

Thanks, much appreciated...