I bought this car as a dealer car in Dec 2002 and it has been relatively good so far and the major repair costs have been electronics, CD player and radio replacements.
However 2 days ago the check engine light came on, and a check lamp status. So I took it in for the B service (status showed 1300 miles to go). Here is a list of what they said was wrong. My question is 'Is this this about average?'
- Air mass motion sensor bad (and maybe the oxygen sensor) - the check engine light ??--
- One fog lamp to be replaced. However on the other side Broken support bracket for the driver side fog lamp, though it still worked.
- Fused tail light connection passenger side (whole unit to be replaced)
- Transmission leak to the drive shaft. Bad seal to be fixed
- Another transmission leak where the electronic shift detector leads out - requires dropping the pan so a whole transmission service.
- 1 front bushing cracked, so will replace both
All told this service will be about $4000 and he may still have to change the oxygen sensor if the engine codes remain bad.
So is this the size of service bills that I can expect every 10K - 20K miles?
Bob B