Most unreliable car you have owned

[Vacumatic]

Wanted all my life a New Chevrolet El Camino, in 1983 I got one, it was biggest junker I ever owned. The Brain or Computer kept flaming out, dealer would replace, flame out or burn upon again, and again. Went the LEMON LAW ROUTE, I won, Chevrolet Lost, several people at local GMAC Office when I would go to fight my battle learn to love the guy who took on GMAC, & Chevrolet Division.

I bought a Mitsubishi Shogun when its 3 year warranty was unique in the car world, The Shogun is called Pajero in some countries. I had owned a Ford previously which had constant starting troubles, so the Shogun with its warranty should be a sensible buy. Wrong.

Oil pan leaked from day one, the car shook like a drunk in an earthquake, one sensitive passenger even got out of the car at traffic lights, the car leaned on roundabouts even at modest speeds, poor power - it couldn't even catch its own shadow.

Went over to Honda after the Shogun, had three on the run and all sold to friends, never had any trouble at all and big mileages.

 

[p.b]

In fairness to Mitsubishi only the leaky oil pan is a reliability issue - all the other issues were design issues and “they’re all like that sir!”

I remember driving an old body on frame truck and that shook so much it made me feel sick, and I was driving!

 

[chazt]

Without question the single most unreliable car I’ve had the misfortune of operating was a leased, new 2003 Chevy Malibu. Biggest piece of shite ever to leave Detroit. Broke down driving home from the dealership on day one - the electrical system crapped out. The dealer repaired it, of course.. but it was just a miserable automobile with countless little issues that over time were just an annoying pain in the butt. Faulty weather stripping around the doors, overly sensitive seatbelts, ridiculously designed air vents, world’s loudest turn signal. Just a stupid, stupid car. I hated it from day one.

 

[HookUp]

But ford loves 2 spark plug engines and 2 piece spark plugs...

Never again. I put 9k miles on this truck and it let me stranded 1/2 dozen times by dieing. Nothing. No lights, no juice - nothing . First the mechanics thought it was a master brake cylinder - WTF?? Then they thought user error. It was a brand new truck? After 10-20 minutes, it would start up again and I'd be on my way. They it died in East LA and 0530 in the morning and I was in a suit (for those that know, know). That was it. That afternoon, stopped by another dealership and it got traded in.