Michelle_Williams's Blog

I have a serious complaint about my vehicle. I have a 2004 Acura TL. In the past 3 months, I have had to have the entire steering column replaced among other things.

I feel like it shouldnt be having so many problems. Here's a question, why did my 7 year old used Honda Accord have fewer problems than my the TL I bought new? I mean, they're the same car but Acura is a bit more souped up.

In the future I might just go buy a Honda product. THey drive forever.

One other point to mention that follows Julie's question. Why is it that prior to me purchasing a 2006 vehicle with TONS of problems, the vehichle I traded in was a 1993 with ZERO problems?

Why has reliability taken a back seat?

Electrons - It sounds to me like your entire drive train is out of alignment.

You sure that truck wasn't in a wreck ?

2 years ago, I was shopping for a used vehicle and I test drove an 04 Suv with 400 miles on it.(It was 06) I was looking to get a deal on an 05 leftover.
When I got out of the white vehicle, I noticed new white paint splotches on the driver's door.
When I inquired about this, I was told it got parked too close to the paint booth.
When I asked why it was parked near the paint booth, I was told, they have a parking problem at that dealership, and they park cars anywhere they can.
When I asked why they had an 04 around, they told me they have so many cars, they sometimes "get lost".

Julie, Electrons -

As to your (valid) questions of why the older models you traded in had less problems -

You took care of your vehicles, and the previous owners of your current vehicles didn't.

Oh, I just noticed you bought the car new. Nevermind.

Hey JT! It's been a while.....

I looked into the lemon law, but I did not qualify because the truck had to be in the "garage" for 30 days out of one calendar year.

Since I bought it new, I made the dealer responsible. To make a long story short, they fixed it in less than a day. They make sure it is out of there quickly. For this instance, I think the Dodge dealership in Boyertown PA was smart. From that point on, I took it to another dealer in Elverson for the axles to be replaced. It is just constant repairs and I have no time for the BS.

The lemon law has it's advantages, but for my case I was hosed. I think dealerships learned the game to steer around this law.

A bit off topic, if there is one lesson I learned.... NEVER take your car to a dealer for annual inspections. I wont go into details here, but they will make money from you left and right from routine inspections. Trust in your local car repair shops who are licensed to perform inspections.

This is cool, Michelle told us to vent... Let's all get it out in the open.

I just saw the Flyers won! Yeaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!

why did my 7 year old used Honda Accord have fewer problems than my the TL I bought new?

Before, the Honda/Acura was made in Japan. Now, They are made in here. Enough said. (joke)

Toyota FJ cruiser, white roof and different color everywhere else should be the biggest complain.

Wow, Hyundai made best bets. After the Hyundai Excel, I thought Hyundai would never come out of the toilet.