I Donated thefultonhow Posted March 1, 2011 I Donated Share Posted March 1, 2011 There has been some discussion as to what the actual failure percentage is on our cars for various components. I have had an engine failure (spun bearing), and I know many other people who have had engine (bearing or rod), turbo, and/or transmission failures on the forums. But, there are plenty of people on the sticky thread in this forum who have reasonably high mileage with no problems. So I thought I'd start a poll. In addition to voting in the poll, please reply to the thread stating your model year, whether you purchased new or used, mileage, the mileage at which any failures occurred if applicable, and whether you are modded and/or were when a failure occurred. Oil change interval would be helpful as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted March 1, 2011 Author I Donated Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'll start. Bought my LGT at 88,700 mi. At 91,500 mi, the engine spun a bearing. I am currently at 95,xxx mi. The oil had been changed before the purchase, but I am not sure on earlier OCIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svx6 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 bought mine at about 52,000 miles. Transmission bearings went out at 59,000. Other than this, the car has been reliable and I now have 68,000 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Tranny rebuild's 4 times. Now it grinds going into 4th above 4000 rpm. Engine uses oil, turbo started making more noise the other day. Today on the highway, I dropped it out of cruise and the car made a loud noise like an exhaust leak at the same time ??? then it stopped. Drives find, still has power, got to work and everything sounds fine. May be just a little louder. Update, I think the diff is going south. The tranny sometimes makes a clicking sound when I left off the gas. I have a spare tranny that I may have rebuilt and installed. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangendsley Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Bought my 05 gt with 3 miles on it and have not had 1 problem with it. I now have 81,000 miles on it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocuS Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 All good still! *Knocks on wood* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AShoe Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Do you really expect to get accurate results in a thread like this? Bought mine at 50k, currently at 93k. No problems. 5k oci. Currently using Rotella 5-40 and Mazda RX8 oil filters. (Guy I bought it from was meticulous about service. I got a booklet from him that had everything, oil changes, tire rotations, gas mileage logs... Maybe this thread will confirm my suspicions that most of the turbo/engine failures are second or third owners with unknown service history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 O5 EAT wagon Bought used, 85k mi; 3k OCI; Subaru synthetic 5-30 currently Cobb OTS stage one Original turbo, AFAIK (knocking on wood) no major problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 This is a tough poll. The majority of people here, are people who either have already broken their car (and are searching for information about the failure), or those who are intentionally trying to break their car (by modification). So this poll will only, really, tell us who has and has not had problems amongst enthusiasts alone. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Do you really expect to get accurate results in a thread like this? Bought mine at 50k, currently at 93k. No problems. 5k oci. Currently using Rotella 5-40 and Mazda RX8 oil filters. (Guy I bought it from was meticulous about service. I got a booklet from him that had everything, oil changes, tire rotations, gas mileage logs... Maybe this thread will confirm my suspicions that most of the turbo/engine failures are second or third owners with unknown service history.This is a great point right here. Even those that say they have records from prior owners you never know how they drove them day to day. You just don't. I've owned mine for 110k, bought brand new, and only major issue was rear trans bearings going out at 103k. I wouldn't call this a "Trans Failure" by any means as I was at Stg 1 for 25k before and have an upgraded clutch thus... not afraid to say it... I drive the car hard. I wasn't happy it cost me $900 to fix but to be honest at 110k with that being my only major problem, I'm ok with that. I change my oil every 3k and do every major service on time. A favorite quote of mine lately has been this: Garbage in, garbage out. You get what you put into these cars more often than not. That being said, of course there have been issues on here with people's cars. That's a fact. Whether everyone who has NOT had issues (like alllllll the people who have NO desire to join a forum but love their car) will come on here suddenly and post is highly unlikely. A happy customer tells two people what a good experience they had, an unhappy one tells 10. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpmarky Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Original owner, 50k miles, Stage 3 with no problems. 3500 mile OCI Synthetic 5w30 Tranny Oily change every 10k with Subaru Extra-S 75w90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Had 2 cracked ringlands at ~50k, stage 2 protuned. My fault for using launch control too much and beating the crap out of the car. Purchased the car used, bone stock with 38k on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 There are plenty of people who owned their cars from day 1, changed their oil regularly with the magic oil of the day, drove like a grandma and still had troubles. Trying to turn this into a puritanical test of car love isn't going to get you anywhere or sever any purpose. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I agree that a forum like this isn't a good representation of the Legacy market as a whole. However, that doesn't make it un-interesting or without value to participants (or lurkers). 2006 OBXT Bought used at 56k Turbo replaced (under warranty) at 59,200 in early stage of failure. No mods yet. I've begun collecting parts and pieces, getting ready for Spring. Oil changed by dealer at 300 mi. and every 3000-3200 miles thereafter per original owner records. Converted to Redline synthetic at 57k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted March 1, 2011 Author I Donated Share Posted March 1, 2011 There are plenty of people who owned their cars from day 1, changed their oil regularly with the magic oil of the day, drove like a grandma and still had troubles. Trying to turn this into a puritanical test of car love isn't going to get you anywhere or sever any purpose. +1. There are people who beat on their car and never have problems, and people who "do everything right" and stuff breaks. But it's been unclear as to the overall breakdown of people who haven't had problems to people who have, regardless of that fact. That's what this thread is trying to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrunone Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I want to see what the 07/08 Spec.B 6spd tranny failure rate is :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 5EAT failed at Stage 3. Running RalliTek maps: 15psi, 18psi, & 20psi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300zx2lgt Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 2005 LGT-bought used in 2006 with 30k miles (ouch!)--now has 90k miles--40k miles at stage 2--no problems--change the oil every 5-6k miles with full synthetic oil (I know this interval will come as a shock to some lol)--has a leaky ps pump but other than that I cannot complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_sharp Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 This poll is absolutely worthless without knowing the OCI and other maintenance performed by the owner. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted March 1, 2011 Author I Donated Share Posted March 1, 2011 This poll is absolutely worthless without knowing the OCI and other maintenance performed by the owner. 1. It's not worthless if that info is omitted, it's just less useful. 2. I asked for that info in the OP anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_sharp Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I want to see what the 07/08 Spec.B 6spd tranny failure rate is :-) I had synchros go out at 10k Rear diff went around 50k <- due to improper tow Center diff went around 65k <- likely continuation of damage from improper tow The synchros were an oddity AFAIK. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_sharp Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 1. It's not worthless if that info is omitted, it's just less useful. 2. I asked for that info in the OP anyway. NO, it is absolutely worthless. Someone with an OCI of 10k miles that reports engine failure after 50k should not be considered. Many of you are second owners, meaning that you don't know any history of the car. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I've had the release(?) bearing in the clutch go bad, twice and the clutch has had to be replaced once. I'll vote that as transmission problems. I still think something is f'd up because the clutch is inordinately heavy compared to my test drive many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted March 1, 2011 Author I Donated Share Posted March 1, 2011 NO, it is absolutely worthless. Someone with an OCI of 10k miles that reports engine failure after 50k should not be considered. Many of you are second owners, meaning that you don't know any history of the car. I would venture to say that any car has people who maintain it well and people who don't. I would also say that the ratio is probably skewed towards people who maintain it well on an enthusiast forum like this. But for some reason, it seems that our cars have much higher incidences of failure than, say, a Honda or a Nissan. I'm trying to get some data on that. Narrowing down how many of the problems are due to improper maintenance would be a nice bonus, but is not necessary to answer the question of whether our cars have a somewhat higher, or much higher, incidence of failure than average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 There are plenty of people who owned their cars from day 1, changed their oil regularly with the magic oil of the day, drove like a grandma and still had troubles. Trying to turn this into a puritanical test of car love isn't going to get you anywhere or sever any purpose.rao, I disagree. Love or magic oil fix all things. Please see SOA's advertising campaign and the 4,000 oil threads. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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