Reliability Information Website

[totttalled]

TIP -- Just stumbled upon this part of the Advance Auto website. I'm impressed! Quick, easy, and based upon my personal experiences, pretty accurate.

Contains oil gelling issues with Toyotas and Audi/VW's, Honda's AT problems, TSB information and much more!

If the link doesn't work, it's 'Advance Auto Parts', then on the middle left hand side, click 'reliability ratings'. Def worth checking out!

http://www.partsamerica.com/ReliabilityRatings.aspx

 

[Papa Bear]

My '51 Ford checked out O.K.

 

[benjamming]

My 94 Grand Am said engine moderate problems. I assume they lump the 4 cylinder and 3.1L V6 together to get the average reliability? Otherwise, they are way off. Anyone ever hear of a leaking intake manifold gasket or maybe they don't consider that an engine problem?

 

[totttalled]

On the vehicles I looked at, when you click on the "X" for engine, the details are different for each engine.

 

[cousincletus]

www.carsurvey.org.

 

[Drew99GT]

On the vast majority of vehicles I looked at, it said there isn't enough data.

 

[CBDFrontier06]

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My 94 Grand Am said engine moderate problems. I assume they lump the 4 cylinder and 3.1L V6 together to get the average reliability? Otherwise, they are way off. Anyone ever hear of a leaking intake manifold gasket or maybe they don't consider that an engine problem?

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You sure about which V6 is in the Grand Am? I thought the two they used were the 3.0 and 3.3.

 

[benjamming]

CBDFrontier06,
I'm very sure as I own one. It is VIN 'M'. The gaskets have been replaced once & are about to be replaced again. One can almost coincide the changing of spark plugs with the gaskets since the plugs need to be changed with the gaskets.

 

[55Test]

autos.msn.com

 

[55Test]

auto.consumerguide.com/auto/used/

 

[brianl703]

my.local.mechanic

 

[VTEC01EX]

Frontier, the 92 and 93 got the 3.3L (with a 3 speed auto). In 94, with the addition of a couple of other things (like a driver's side airbag and 4 speed auto), they went to the 3.1L V6. I'll never understand why - I had a 92 with a 3.3L and then a 98 GT with a 3.1, and the 3.3L was much more entertaining to drive and better MPGs to boot.