So last week when my wife called me to report an air leak sound from the front driver side, I was a little pissed off. She was already in "I hate this POS" mode, which made matters worse. I was praying for a quick and easy fix to a tire. I dropped by her work, and immediately noticed the front driver side suspension bottomed out. This was no tire problem, this was suspension. Since I drove the GL the day before, I knew this was indeed a new issue. I was able to pinpoint the leak rather quickly, and it was easily accessible from the wheel well.
I couldn't afford down time on a vehicle this week. So while I need to order parts, I also needed to get this thing running acceptably. I went straight to the tire plug kit in my back hatch to see what I had. Throwing in a plug isn't really an option in a parking lot during lunch, but that epoxy sure was looking good. So I marked the hole and went to grab a bite to eat while the system deflated. I came back, threw a finger full of epoxy in on the airbag, and hoped for the best. Three hours later when MrsDonkeys finished work, she said it inflated just fine.
I've had a myriad of issues with this vehicle, and at 70k miles, I've spent more money on repairs for this vehicle than every other vehicle I've ever owned, combined. However, much like my Russian motorcycle, I ignore the crappy quality because I enjoy driving it. However, ignoring the costs of maintaining it is becoming difficult. I had every intention of ordering new air shocks from Arnott as soon as I got home that day, but forgot. After a few days of the vehicle running great, I'm now reluctant to spend the money. So I decided to throw a couple extra tubes of epoxy in the tire plug kit and see how this shakes out.
We are a high mileage family, both driving over 60 miles roundtrip to work, so if I have another failure, it should be sooner rather than later.