-Current problems- A/C doesn't work Speaker cuts in and out Cruise doesn't work Seat belts are wore out Won't start in sub-zero temperatures Makes a slight grindy noise when you start it in the cold for a moment (I heard an Oldsmobile next to my car at school do the same exact thing with the same engine) Tires are wore out Stalls sometimes when you push on the gas, does it more often in the cold but it has done it in the heat before. (Someone I talked to once owned an Oldsmobile with the same engine and had the same problem - Oldsmobile could never figure out the problem either.) Small transmission fluid leak On occasion (once every month or two) the catalytic converter will throw off its smell (this will have to be worked on if it starts doing this more frequently) A rattling noise from the rear Needs struts Water leaks when it rains heavy and rushes in when you go to a car wash TPS is probably bad (although it has been idling normally again lately) I wish the turning radius could be a little better The car's probably on its 4th or 5th muffler It seems like every time I drive the car, it drives different each time
-On the bright side- It's got relatively few miles for its age. The body's in pretty good shape. Most of the ones I see are covered in rust. Most of the problems with the car are just accessories or else problems that are typical of an old vehicle. It still has the responsiveness to swerve and miss a trash can that falls right in front of me. (Like it did on Friday. Stopping was not an option.) I've heard these cars are built like a tank when it comes to accidents and the car handles well in the winter weather.