IndyJeff
02-07-07, 09:11 PM
I've had my 2006 STS-4 since September of 2005. It has just shy of 24,000 miles. Here's a list of the problems I've had with this car in the last 17 months:
- Failed airbag system, requiring a replacement of the airbags and the wiring harness (took several weeks and several visits to fix)
- Broken seat back behind the driver's seat - caused by inept service fixing the airbag issue (took two visits to fix properly)
- Differential leaks (took two visits to fix completely)
- Broken and rattling glove box (door is fixed, still rattles sometimes)
- Broken plastic seat base on the driver's side by the seat controls - TWICE (it broke again last weekend as I plopped down into the seat)
- Flaking vinyl on the driver's side arm rest, not near where I rest my arm
- The start of a tear or blemish on the leather-wrapped part of the steering wheel. It just showed up one day last week and feels rough to the touch. I expect it will only get worse.
- Various rattles inside the car, all of which are marked "cannot reproduce" by the dealership
- Replacement of the front brake pads at about 19,000 miles.
- Replacement of the rear brake pads AND ROTORS at 21,500 miles.
I still really like the car though, but I can't take the constant failures of little things here and there. The best trade-in price I could get for this car was $31,000, on a $65,000 sticker. How sad is that?
Anyway - I just had to vent a little. From reading the posts on this forum it seems like I have most of the major problems reported by various members here. It's weird how much I still like this car, though, and how much I will miss it.
- Failed airbag system, requiring a replacement of the airbags and the wiring harness (took several weeks and several visits to fix)
- Broken seat back behind the driver's seat - caused by inept service fixing the airbag issue (took two visits to fix properly)
- Differential leaks (took two visits to fix completely)
- Broken and rattling glove box (door is fixed, still rattles sometimes)
- Broken plastic seat base on the driver's side by the seat controls - TWICE (it broke again last weekend as I plopped down into the seat)
- Flaking vinyl on the driver's side arm rest, not near where I rest my arm
- The start of a tear or blemish on the leather-wrapped part of the steering wheel. It just showed up one day last week and feels rough to the touch. I expect it will only get worse.
- Various rattles inside the car, all of which are marked "cannot reproduce" by the dealership
- Replacement of the front brake pads at about 19,000 miles.
- Replacement of the rear brake pads AND ROTORS at 21,500 miles.
I still really like the car though, but I can't take the constant failures of little things here and there. The best trade-in price I could get for this car was $31,000, on a $65,000 sticker. How sad is that?
Anyway - I just had to vent a little. From reading the posts on this forum it seems like I have most of the major problems reported by various members here. It's weird how much I still like this car, though, and how much I will miss it.