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Post all your annoying things wrong with your car.

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Roland69

Sergeant Tangnet
Sep 17, 2005
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Port Elgin, Ontario
Mar 25, 2006
#41
  • Mar 25, 2006
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dragnazz5.0 said:
my car fouls the number 1 plug in like 5k miles and its got a terrible high rpm miss. ive replaced everything except the map sensor and i cant figure it out. im not sure if its a bad injector or what. it really pisses me off though
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My dads old 91 chev truck did that exact same thing. #1 plug every few months witch would have beed about 5-6000 Km's. When we took the motor out to change it I took it apart to see why and the piston had alot of play in the cylinder.
 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.
Sep 13, 2004
2,487
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Miami, Ok
Mar 25, 2006
#42
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #42
i got a list

aftermarket harness someone put in the car, the injectors have their own fuse box they put behind the glove box.

i broke my ashtray door, not broke but the spring came off, too lazy to fix it.

the 2 bolts on top of the black guage bezel, the plastic is threads into is broken off so my whole guage bezel sags and rattles

no clutch and brake pedal pads

no map light.

no ac

crappy heater

leaky rear main

leaky water pump

small exhaust leaks from worn header gaskets i think

aftermarket sunroof someone put on the car. Roof is fragile and flexes easily,

also leaks, so when it rains bad the seats get wet.

the fabric on my driver side pulldown mirror has come off, so when i pull the mirror down the fabric falls

no NSS so i dont need a clutch to start the car

right fender mangles on the lip

no fog lights

broken door handle bezels

no turn signals

lights for the fog light switch and etc dont work.

center console arm rest is crappy and sags when u put weight on it.

power mirrors have limited movement

speedo needs replaced or lubed. bounces eratically in cold weather

no gas guage

other than that its rock solid
 

89five.o

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Jul 8, 2005
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Mar 25, 2006
#43
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #43
hmmm...lets see

-Car rattles like a Sumnabitch, tremec 3550???
-no heat, even though it has a new heater core ???
-damn cruise control buttons rattle
-it doesn't have the motor, turbo and stuff I'm going to buy after school in it yet
-my security remote lights only flash when a door is open and not when they're closed....stupid wiring
-my driver side has the gangster lean ....need to take off seat covers and reweld
-damn three hour drive to a car show through salted,wet roads ate the paint off of some of my ground fx

hmmmmmm.....think thats about it
 

Euphoric306

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#44
  • Mar 25, 2006
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ouch foxfan your list sounds worse than mine.

just to let you know, the NSS doesn't control whether the car starts with the clutch out or not, that's the clutch switch, located on the clutch pedal. the NSS is the screw-in connector on the tranny cover plate. replace your clutch switch and you'll be good.
 
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9 Deuce GT

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Dec 10, 2003
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Geneva, NY
Mar 25, 2006
#45
  • Mar 25, 2006
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ALMOST STOCK said:
My POS Cervini Stalker bumper cover and nothing else.
What a f####en joke and I paid over $500 for it.
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What's wrong with it? I have been contemplating one for a while now. This may sway my decision.
 
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90lxfoxbody

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Mar 25, 2006
#46
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #46
like Just Bob said - cosmetics. Needs painting. Have the stormin' norman ram air hood and haven't had the opportunity to have it painted yet. good thing my car is white! plus i have all the parts for a major top end rebuild - heads and all - but no time to work on it! ARGH!! and worst of all - the guy two buildings down just converted his little grey Miata into a Monster Miata. Blown 302 in that damn thing. < envy > that bastard. he has more parts than i do. he even had all the body panels adjusted just to accomodate the engine. new fms crate motor woth those new z type heads and everything. that is the main thing woring with my car!!
 

ALMOST STOCK

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Mar 25, 2006
#47
  • Mar 25, 2006
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9 Deuce GT said:
What's wrong with it? I have been contemplating one for a while now. This may sway my decision.
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When the Stalker was first installed all the body lines and gap were perfect but after about 3 months one day I noticed that the gap on the Stalker was closing some toward the hood, and then 6 months later the Stalker was actually touching the hood. This was 2 yrs ago and now the Stalker has close up so much that it's actually starting to raise my hood.

If you want to take a look here you can see what I'm talking about.
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=623353
 

ALMOST STOCK

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#48
  • Mar 25, 2006
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9350coupe said:
paul(almost stock) you are right...your car is a joke! I guess I will take it
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John
At least mine runs
 

mondos90lx

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Nov 18, 2004
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Stoneham Massachusetts
Mar 25, 2006
#49
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #49
hmmmmm
- guy that painted my car needs to put my hood pins in
- same guy needs to put a LX body molding on the door instead of the GT one that came with the door even tho i reminded him b4 paint
- o2 sensors are prob done
- need to fix exhuast leaks
- one of my seats is wiggley
- need to install my gauges, subframes, control arms
- fuel pump just went (time to upgrade )
- has tint on just the passenger side window
- needs a new windshield (mines pretty pitted)
- and the heat doesnt work, only the defrost...and i took out the a/c

BUT...i love driving her, and my ashtray door works and my black interior is mint:SNSign:
 

Foxfan88

My Grandpa has great wood.
Sep 13, 2004
2,487
4
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Miami, Ok
Mar 25, 2006
#50
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #50
Euphoric306 said:
ouch foxfan your list sounds worse than mine.

just to let you know, the NSS doesn't control whether the car starts with the clutch out or not, that's the clutch switch, located on the clutch pedal. the NSS is the screw-in connector on the tranny cover plate. replace your clutch switch and you'll be good.
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well when i did the t5 swap, i couldnt find the plug under the dash(that connects to pedals) for the life of me so i said screw it.

I left the screwin thing alone on the t5, i just connected the once from the side of the t5 to the plug under the car from the AOD setup. Works great, i have reverse lights but dont need the clutch, which isnt too bad.

last 3 weeks i have had no clutch cable so when i need to move the car or take it to votech to work on it i can use the starter to get the car moving, i dont thinks its that good for it but it works in a bind.
 

Black1987Stang

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Mar 25, 2006
#51
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Needs some cosmetic body work...warpage, chips etc.
2nd gear grinds sometimes
rear end has was too much backlash
top starter bolt keeps coming loose
ashtray doesnt stay closed
no a/c
motor has a vibration coming down to idle
leaks coolant lightly somewhere
14mpg max
door hangs low from bad hinge bushings and makes the door seal leak and makes my seat all wet when it rains or when i wash it
all speakers dont like to work sometimes
annoying rocker tick
i think thats it but im sure i forgot some stuff
 
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iwashmycar

20+ Year Stangneter
Apr 7, 2004
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Columbus, Ohio
Mar 25, 2006
#52
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #52
-its slow
-crack in rear bumper
-stock shifter
-sounds like an exhaust leak in my 'way too quiet' exhaust
-brakes are getting a little old now
-needs plugs/ wires
-steering creaks when i turn it...might be a strut
-my seat is losing its support
 

Black1987Stang

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#53
  • Mar 25, 2006
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o yea and i forgot...
Major Gangsta lean in driver side the actual seat bottom leans toward the left and back and the top of the seat leans toward the right...from one of the brackets are broken and the usual lean deal
Autometer tach reads 2X of what it should be
Engine bay is messy and dirty
Fan clutch is locked up
Top of glove compartment doesnt sit flush when closed
Lumbar support airbag? inside driver seat doesnt hold air
Cowl grill is all burnt from a worklight when i was putting the motor in
i think thats it
 

mondos90lx

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Mar 25, 2006
#54
  • Mar 25, 2006
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i got the gangsta lean too, but my ashtray door works
 

Tolbert67

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#55
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My mirror light on my visor comes on sometimes by itself.........thats all
 

bryce93lx

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Luke AFB AZ
Mar 25, 2006
#56
  • Mar 25, 2006
  • #56
Wow thanks guys now i feel better about my car, sice i have all the parts to fix what i hate, which would be the mm coil over conversion to replace my S**ty kyb shocks and struts and sagging eibach springs. Then there is the new motor coming this week, but i havent got tho drive it since june, and with the 8,000 bucks i have spent since then to get it back together and running handling good(since my dumbass wrecked it) i am broke as Hell, but loving every minute of it

it does still leak
and the ashtray door is broken
 

alanw6

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memphis, TN
Mar 25, 2006
#57
  • Mar 25, 2006
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Broken heat core, again! (tube bent in engine install, it split the first time coolant warmed up.
Worn out front bushings causing a "sloppy" front end
The newly re-installed exhaust has to be touching the body, causing some really annoying buzzes/vibration at certain engine speeds.
Needs a front head light kit, stockers are tired.
Trim molding needs freshening up, and hood/door/hatch seals are shot.

That's the short list! LOL
 
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iwashmycar

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#58
  • Mar 26, 2006
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the only thing wrong with alan's car is that it isn't mine!
 

mob

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#59
  • Mar 26, 2006
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-need to add a bottle of coolant to radiator about every month
-700-1000rpm idle surge
-HORRIBLE ground makes car stall while braking sometimes and takes a few times to start sometimes
-bad fuel pump (sounds like an airplane)
-Sounds like I have a few (not one) a few birds chirping inside my dash board at all times
-Passenger side window motor dosent roll up, bearly goes down (have to pull it up)
-pulls to the right
-windhsield wipers smear water instead of wiping
-no radio or cd player (no complaints though)
-no cold air or heat (no complaints though, its all coming out soon)
-2nd gear grinds sometimes
-stock suspension (enough said)
-no locks (hasent been stolen yet )
-driver side door handle is broken, only the driver knows how to open it
-paint has some flaws
-it only runs a 13.5
 

bdazzgt

I had to jerk off the cable to get it to stop.
Dec 27, 2005
328
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Springfield MO
Mar 26, 2006
#60
  • Mar 26, 2006
  • #60
The real question is what isnt wrong with mine, it leaks it makes some ungodly squeekin noises, leaks a few fluids, it viberates, hatch rattles, the interior isnt the greatests the idle hangs at 750-1200rpms whenever it wants to. It is paid for it is american made, is reliable as hell its paid for, and i wouldnt drive anything else.
 
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