94 Intrepid - Is it an exception or norm?

About the same:

Transmission at 130k (miles), AC at 120k, right wheel bearing hub at 140k. No oil consumption...

Alex

'93 Vision TSi, 210,000 miles. No oil consumption, engine all original, transmission at 150,000 miles, A/C evaporator, A/C compressor, water pump, struts at 190,000 miles, a few other things

Dividing those repairs out over the total mileage, it winds up being the best car I've ever owned. I doubt that an Accord would still be maintainable at 200k miles.

Alex wrote:

Thank you Steve for your posting. All we usually hear is complaining and bad mouthing. Sounds like your doing fine.

Problems with my '94 Intrepid 3.5 - Fuel rail problem at about 50,000. Water pump at 70,000. AC compressor at about 80,000. Inner tie rod bushings at 90,000. Cheap original brake rotors (warped). Flaking paint. Ignition switch.

Currently at 145,000 with original engine and transmission. No oil comsumption. All in all, it's been a good car, although I was tempted to dump it when the fuel rail was dumping raw gas all over the (hot) engine.

The fuel rail was a recall item and should be reimbursable.

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Yes. I was reimbursed. However, raw gas spraying over a hot engine was a pretty severe defect. I was surprised that it took Chrysler years to issue that recall after the problem was known. I had the problem repaired in 96, and reported the problem to the NHTSA. The recall was issued in late 98.

If I was responsible for manufacturing a product that sprayed gasoline over a hot engine, I probably would recall the product on my own initiative, rather than wait for the government to force me to do it.

Not so sure about that.

I've had much worse problems with a 97 Intrepid.

On the other hand I have a friend who got 350,000 Kms from a 89 Suzuki Swift with the 3 cylinder 1L engine. She drives like a maniac, lots of speeding tickets. She did regular oil changes, timing belts, brakes etc. The only none wear item that failed was the alternator.

I've seen lots of high mileage Accords on the road.

James Linn

I believe it was a voluntary (though slow) recall. Took a long time for them to develop new parts. You should make sure you have the new ones otherwise problem may happen again.

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I've never seen one pass 200k, but maybe they do. Seems like they don't need to have the hood opened for about 100k, need a few repairs by 120k, and then suffer massive simultaneous organ failure by 150k, with the whole car basically falling apart. And quite a few of them snap a timing belt in there, and on a Honda that's guaranteed massive destruction (interference engines).

For my 84 Accord it was more like 60K and the everything fell apart by

Matt

Not on my friends early 90s Civic - he lost a timing belt and had it replaced - no problems.

James