Chevy Malibu .... not the classics

[Mater]

being a 3.8 heads are cracked or warped not worth fixing also the auto trans in those cars have loads of problems

[Bamfster]

being a 3.8 heads are cracked or warped not worth fixing also the auto trans in those cars have loads of problems

Need more info .... what is "loads of problems"?

[Mater]

input shaft falures, TC lock up failures (they do not like to unlock resalting in stalling when brakes are relased), solinoid issues, loss of OD at times, over heating

and those are only the issues i have witnessed wile working ast a ford dealer for 2 years

[SuperBuickGuy]

back to the malibu - my parents have had a couple both rental returns; both they drove to 250k miles then sold.