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10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $5,000
- Average Mileage:
- 68,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- new engine (2 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Ok the engine in the GTS is not reliable. The first time I blew the engine, it was simply for driving the car aggresively. One day the engine light goes on. After a few days it shuts off. A month latter, I hear noises from the engine and bring it in the shop. Since I was just out of warrantee, Toyota agreed to split the bill with me. It was still very very painfull for the pocket book.
Another 65000 miles later, the same thing hapenned again! And this time I drove the car less agressively by far. The engine just does not last on these cars!
The rest of the car is completely awesome and it drives, handles, and brakes like a go-cart. It was so much fun to drive. I really really miss it. I am in the market for a used car right now and I am tempted to look at these again. However, I just cannot buy another one for fear that I will have a $5000 repair bill suddenly at any moment. It does not matter what mileage the used cars have - you are playing roulette.
I think they may have fixed the design flaw in the engine by 2002 but you have to be carefull when buying a 2000!
- Marc J., Farmington, MN, US