my girl and i are in the market for an white auto 04+ tl with navi pretty soon and was wondering what issues we should look for. she wants and 04 bc of cost but i want to get and 05 due to cars having problems the first year in production. am i being over cautious?

and from some research i've found out that some have transmission problems. read more about it here towards the bottom http://www.edmunds.com/insidel...70095

any advice u guys could give would be greatly appreciative

 

buy mine!!!! its 6sp though...haha
overall they are great cars..... the tranny problems are rare though....not as bad as the second gens....

 

yours is way outta budget lol, if it was up to me i'd get a manual but oh well. am i to cautious with the 04 and 05 thing? bump for more opinions

 

I had an '04 for 2 years and never had any problems with it. Great car!

 

i think imma give the guy a call today for the vin to run a carfax. i have a feeling its been in an accident but hopefully not.

 

great cars just be prepared to buy tires about every 20 to 30k

 

i cant wait to get this, one problem tho. seller hasnt answered my voice mail or emails. not sure what the problem is

 

Forget him, look for a different more motivated seller.

The TL doesn't have any major problems.

Just make sure that they have changed the oil on a scheduled basis, as well as the required services.

It will most likely have rattles from the rear shelf subwoofer. Easy fix with a bit of foam-sound deadening.

The dash will have rattles. Loose center channel speaker.

The seat belt slider area and door will have rattles. Sound deadening.

Check if steering isn't hard to turn, the steering pump may be out, although it's pretty rare.

Make sure the shocks aren't blown, although it would be a good excuse for some coilovers.

If the person has tints, make sure the actual film doesn't have streaks. This means that you will need to reinstall new tint, along with moleskin.

Good luck!

 

I believe that there is a kit to correct that problem