Six Vehicles with Fatal Engines or Transmissions to Avoid

How does an exhaust component such as a catalytic converter disentergration cause debris to be "sucked" into the engine??? This is an exhaust component and disentergrated particles will be expended out of the tailpipe or become lodged within the muffler.

Not a word about the lifter problems with the 2021 GM 6.2

The Titan is tried and true. The cat issue is solely the owners fault with maintenance neglect and doesn't happen often. Instead rarely. This doesn't justify the truck as "scrap metal" then continue to say "other component failures" without validation. These reviews are trash. I see first gen Titans still on the road 400k+ but rarely a 04-10 Ford, Chevy dodge in good shape. Most underrated truck ever.

As an engineer in the auto industry for over 35 years reverse engineering factory parts to improve upon them for aftermarket replacements...I can say with certainty this list is a crock of horseshit. Yeah, there's some truth to it...just enough to seem believable and that's it. For instance. Ford 3v engines:. Cam phaser eliminator kit. $109.00 and $ 800-$1000 labor and it's fixed for good. Next! GM 3.6. The GM LF/LG v6 is actually one of the better engines! Every manufacturer has some issues, period. That v6 has many many examples living well into the 200,000 mile and beyond range.

Close coupled cats reversion into the combustion chamber. Uh, no. That issue was solved over 20 years ago in all manufactured vehicles. Thanks for the fake boogyman though.

My 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco has 365,000 miles on it. All original including turbo and clutch. Some oil leaks as expected for a car with this mileage.

The Wizard lives in a small area of Kansas so what he sees is not the definitive authority on vehicles. He quoted outrageous prices for repairs and insane problems nobody else reports. I even doubt he is a real mechanic sometimes. I just see him prattling on about how great his opinions are and how stupid you are for owning the vehicle you own. Just a windbag.

I have owned two Nissan Maximas and never a single be problem with either. The first only started to show signs of wear and age after 130,000km. The 2nd is up to 60000km and is still like new. These warnings are too general.

Not gonna lie, I'm surprised that the 2014 focus transmission didn't make the list

The 3.6 in the traverse was a huge pos, I know I had one, had the engine replaced under warranty because it jumped timing and blew the motor. To the auto engineer below, you should go back to school because you don't know wtf your talking about, this list isn't too far off, in the cloud but we will passages on the Triton motors were for people skipping oil changes for multiple thousands of miles which was a huge problem for some used vehicles, no mention of that, dude is a tool bag

Hmm so like the fact that I personally know 4 people who had Kia SUV's that blew up when they still had that new car smell and we're not gonna talk about that? I literally know one single person with a Kia that is happy with it after a couple years of ownership and she finally happily traded in her Kia Soul just 2 weeks ago after completely paying it off.
Oh and I know 5 people with a Ford focus, 3 with new transmissions and 2 with new engines. But hey the one is at 160k miles now! Sucks for the guy that has a new engine and transmission prior to 60k miles but I will say the guy that's finally got 30k miles on his with absolutely no issues loves his!
I will say my GMC Acadia with 180k miles did just need a new torque converter clutch just recently so maybe he's got a point on that car. I know someone with an 08 which was one of the first problematic years that needed to do a timing chain and transmission rebuild by 150k miles but that's normal with a lot of cars in the first year of production to have an extra high number of issues. Another friend just sold his 2012 with 160k miles and never a problem, and a neighbor that absolutely loves theirs and says they have never had a problem with it. So I guess don't get the first year they made them and expect some extra maintenance when they get high miles, just like any other car.

Well... At least they got the Nissan CVT right.

Having worked on the GM 3.6L V6, in a Cadillac ATS, I can tell you first hand about the timing chains, tensioners, and guides. First off, the labor to change them is 19.2 hrs! There's three chains and tensioners, two double geared sprockets, and a handful of nylon guides. I was able to acquire the timing set for about a third of dealer price from the parts store near me, and start to finish labor was 10 hours. All that from one bad tensioner!

The Ford 5.3 oiling problem is caused due to too small of oil passages along with owners not changing the oil often enough. GM lifter problems are caused by the inferior materials being used by the manufacturers who GM buys them from.

I have a Nissan Rogue 2020 heard bad things about electrical system.