worst vehicle you have ever owned

Many of us on here have a tacoma or toyota due to reliability

So, what is the worst car you have ever owned and why? I will share shortly, but I will give a little hint first......... Renault Alliance.

Share your horror stories...

 

Dude, how in the hell did you come to own a Renault?! Good God.

As for me... I don't think I've owned a bad vehicle, and that includes two Silverados with over 120k mi when I sold them. They're still on the road too. Been lucky I guess.

 

Jeep Liberty. I will never own another Jeep after that disaster.

 

2006 Jeep GRAND Cherrokee

Bought it new, transmission failed me twice in the first 6000 miles. Breaks needed replaced at 14000 miles.

I have owned 14 jeeps but that was the worst ever.

You just can't trust a car after it leaves your family stranded twice, replaced it around the 14 month mark.

I lost $7500 when I traded it in on a 4Runner (v-8 sr5) and have not been back to a Jeep dealership since.

 

79 Jeep CJ.....a never ending cycle of part replacements

 

1985 Ford Ranger, Broke down two weeks after I bought it brand new from the Dealer! They could not keep it fixed for me. i traded it before the warranty ran out never bought another Ford.

 

95 Ford Ranger.....blew 2 sets of head gaskets 13 months apart 125k and 148k.....also would randomly rev up when you take off from a stop even though it was in drive, then I let off the gas and it would clunk and finally go.....steering would also randomly get stuck while turning....will never own another Ford again

 

2005 Dodge Dakota 4x4........I guess there seems to be a pattern with dodge-jeep-chrylser. I bought it brand new in 2005 with 7 miles on it. These are the problems I had throughout its life, and does not include normal maintenance things like brakes, tires, and oil changes (keep in mind that I only went offroad twice with it)-------

7-36,000 miles (covered under the bumper to bumper warranty):
1. Tierods replaced
2. Upper and lower control arms replaced
3. 2 gas tanks
4. Rear suspension
5. 6 check engine lights
6. 3 airbag lights
7. Universal steering joint replaced
8. Steering column replaced
9. And a mystery vibration in the rear
10. Cracked rotor replaced.
11. Ball joints replaced

36,000-72,000 miles (under the so called powertrain warranty)

1. 3 more check engine lights
2. Another gas tank replaced
3. 2 more tierods replaced
4. Radiator replaced
5. Defective alternator
6. Rear drum seize then explode
7. Another set of ball joints.
8. Front sway bar broke in half
On top of normal maintenance stuff

After 72,000 miles (now I'm completely on my own)

1. Transmission rebuild
2. 7 more check engine lights
3. 3 tierods
4. 2 more ball joints
5. Frame rust holes the size of quarters just started to develop.
6. Bye bye air conditioner
etc. etc. etc.

I sold it to carmax at 137,000 miles because it need $2,500 in work just to get it to pass inspection. I will never buy another dodge product EVER AGAIN because of it.

 

I would guess a old Subaru I was given that was worn OUT at 80k miles...or a chevy conversion van that ate a 700R4 Transmission every 50k, or a FJ60 Land Cruiser that failed two motors in 80k miles...

 

Sold my wife's perfect low mileage 2004 Tacoma limited for a 2005 f150.Worst mistake I ever made.Had so many problems inc.cam phasers,hundreds of dollars to just replace the spark
plugs and many switches and more.I had to get rid of it and last week ended up buying her another Tacoma,a 2015. Expensive mistake.No more Fords.

 

78 ford f150 351 v8 4x4

 

2003 Taurus. I get chills just thinking about it...

 

Wow I am seeing allot of Ford's and Jeeps. Let me as to the Ford camp...

1992 Ford Mustang. Had it for 2 years, in the 2 years sunk more than double what I paid for it into repairs. And probably drove the shops courtesy vechile more than the mustang.

So come to think of it my first car wasn't a mustang it was a mid 80s Buick Riveria.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/what-is-the-most-unreliable-vehicle-you-have-experienced.374729

 

1991 Ford Ranger 4wd

4k miles - manual transmission locked up
40k miles - transmission locked up again. Same issue. Synchronizer blew up
Windshield started leaking
Radio started eating cassette tapes
Cruise control quit
4wd wouldn't disengage without turning off truck
Fuel gauge went to empty and stayed there
Was told that the front end couldn't be properly aligned because some shims were missing


Traded it in for a 1996 Toyota Tacoma extra cab ... Never had any issue with that Tacoma

Wish I still had it

However ... My wife's 2007 mustang gt has had few mechanical issues in 150k miles
Still looks and drives great ... interior has been most of what I have fixed
Battery and alternator, and mixing door actuator for the air cond has been it so far

 

07 cobalt. constant gas tank issues with that thing. thing sounded like a rattle trap too, from day 1 of driving it off the lot we had a rattle in the pax side we never could figure out.

 

1978 MGB. Bought new. You don't know bad....

 

93 Ford Ranger.75k miles and the engine was done.As well as other mechanical issue's that came along during that mileage span.Maintained the truck the way it should properly be taken care of and it was just all for not.

 

I really truly believe the British do not know how to build a quality car.

 

2009 Chevy Kodiak 4500 bought new.

Duramax Diesel Allison Automatic

That truck was Towed more then all the other vehicles I have ever driven Combined in 45 years of driving