most unreliable car u owned

[JHFW89225]

2008 335i

Had all of the following replaced in warranty over the 3 year lease.

HPFP
LPFP
Fuel Gasket
Central Locking system
Shifter Assmelby
Instrument Cluster
Radio wirings
Spark plugs
Fuel injectors
Tail lights
Cigarette lighter assembly

[NewYearsBoy]

Originally Posted by TK-421

?

He answered my question.

[ragingclue]

2008 335i

That's saying a lot considering my older E21, E30, and E36 were all more reliable much later in their lives.... Also had a '68 GTO, an '04 Disco and a Saab 9-3 turbo, so there should have been a lot of competition for least reliable car I've ever owned, but it's not even close, although the Saab was definitely not what I'd call reliable. I guess the goat doesn't count because the miles were very few and far between but there was so little to break on there....

[M3_WC]

Originally Posted by Stoutnj89

This is what I don't get BMW and Fans of BMW say that their cars are so well built, but a lot of people seem to have lists of issues with them. I just don't get it.

If my car wasn't as fun as it is or still having problems, it would be gone.

I have had other horrible cars also, LS Lexus and Discovery II. Both vehicles were in the shop constantly. Just didn't lemon them.

Honestly, the old saying is true. They don't build them like they use to.

My E36 and E46 3-series were perfect. Only had maintenance done. The 335i is just a rare case. BMW will learn from the HPFP mistakes.

[Davin]

W211 2006 E-Class.
I think i may actually like it more than my E60 for sentimental reasons. It sounded great and i found the seating position perfect. Had no mechanical problems with it

[Inspired]

2007 BMW 335i

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[NewYearsBoy]

Originally Posted by M3_WC

I have had other horrible cars also, LS Lexus and Discovery II. Both vehicles were in the shop constantly. Just didn't lemon them.

Honestly, the old saying is true. They don't build them like they use to.

My E36 and E46 3-series were perfect. Only had maintenance done. The 335i is just a rare case. BMW will learn from the HPFP mistakes.

My parents have had a bunch of lexus cars and have had no problems at all...

[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by M3_WC

...Discovery II...

I actually got lucky with mine. Only problem I had with it was a shoddy rear tailgate lock actuator.

[UBERV8]

2001 Audi S4. There's a saying "Audi's are like strippers, you have to throw money at them to work"

[Wraith.]

'78 Triumph TR7 my first car at 16. Loved it but it had a range of about 30 miles before it would breakdown.

[135Bling]

2006 mini cooper S convertible (complete piece of sh*t)

Tranny blew at 26,000KM - New Tranny
Pressue plate cracked 28,000KM - New clutch
Sensors on the car - Always going off
Rear tail light replaced

Complete garbage, if my wife didn't love the car so much I would of sold it by now.

[nmulax]

1996 Honda Passport.
Was my first car - bought with 70k miles on it, thing was in the shop more times than not for the first six months I owned it. Luckily it was CPO.

[Cdnrockies]

Hilarious to read on a BMW forum how many Bimmers have been a complete fail reliablity wise...lol.

Mine: 2nd gen X5

Father's: much, much worse....1st gen X5 that visited the shop 20 times in 18 months.










3rd gen X5 isn't much better and may be the reason I depart BMW permanently.

[OBI_agent]

Chevrolet Blazer 2001'. Oh God that car was a pain. It was a brand new car for my sis and it was handed to me after 18K As she was getting a new car for herself. I had a problem since day one. The things that needed to be replaced were the alternator, AWD ECU was faulty and expensive, something similar to limp mode, balancing, worse off roader ever, A/C died out in the middle of the hot daysssss, etc.
My father being a Japanese car fan, wanted to try a ''Made in USA'' car and on my request he did so with the Blazer. I regret advising them but at that time, my knowledge about cars was really bad. This Chevy has really thought us a lesson and my dad never wants to buy American for himself.

I on the other hand bought a Corvette because I'm young and I can face the consequences.
Anyway,things don't look that positive for it.

Its no wonder why people buy into reliability and sacrifice driving feel+Fun factor. I guess thats why Lexus is such a big hit with people who had these issues and haven't been looked after by the manufacturer.

[josephr25]

1989 MB 300E... it shut down on the freeway on me.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by twinturbo335

2007 BMW 335i

/thread

yEp!

[Bluechipper]

Most unreliable: E90 335i (tried twice)

Most reliable: E46 M3 and E36 M3

[Bluechipper]

Originally Posted by Stoutnj89

My parents have had a bunch of lexus cars and have had no problems at all...

I had an early IS back in the day. It had nothing but electrical problems and the interior kept falling apart.

[NewYearsBoy]

Originally Posted by Bluechipper

I had an early IS back in the day. It had nothing but electrical problems and the interior kept falling apart.

Damn My we had them past 130 miles solid as a rock..

[Silver-Bolt]

Originally Posted by Bluechipper

I had an early IS back in the day. It had nothing but electrical problems and the interior kept falling apart.

Our 06 IS was the same way.

[MPOWER78]

Every cars company makes their problems , to me Lexus aka Toyota are the most reliable .Cars are make to brake down so that they can sell the replacement parts to us why do think they have thousand ready to sell . its just bisness just like the drug company that make a pill to get you by instead of giving you the cure

[FVM3]

Originally Posted by newowner35i

i wanna see what u guys post
mine is porsche 2006 cayenne turbo s
did routine maintainence often, never pushed it, babied all its life
10k miles- engine stopped on highway, no limp mode just 0 mph, ecu replaced after 10 days
23k miles- the turbo broke and gave almost no boost, replaced
30k- didnt start up, ecu again
41k- the car didnt rev over 3k rpm, ecu to blame
54k- engine broke on highway, caused big holdup
60k- didnt rev over 2 rpm, dealer said "unfixible"
i just sold the car to junk yard for 15k
couldnt deal with it any more
my wife also had an 2009 audi a4
at 10k turbo blew
my f01 bmw has been pretty good so far, on needed to reset ecu once becuase of bad trottle response

Did you get it new?


The least reliable car i have owned is 2003 SL500, with the extended warranty which covered bumper to bumper. I had it for 6 months , 5k miles

ABC shocks and two valves $11,000
CD changer , my cds were stuck in the changing box
A/C pump
Unable to change the gear, locked in P
Central lock vacuum pump
fuel tank

The total parts and labor is more then $ 15,000