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That is what happened to make them be in this situation, they made cars they were designed to make it through the warrenty period with no issues and then all bets were off. I have a 2001 Malibu, so far I have replaced.
Wheel hubs (the parts that has the wheel bearings and bolts to attach the wheels) 4 times at about 90-100 a piece for parts.
lower intake manifold gaskett, first time was 600 dollars, second time was 500.
new radio after the first two stopped playing cds, now have an aftermarket radio
too many times on the brake pads.
I never go to the dealer for work, always friends or garages. I probably spent close to 2,000 on parts that normally shouldn't go out. And guess what, they are all common issues. Also GM has this wonderfull idea on my car, they thought "hey, lets get rid of the tranmission dipstick and make it so the owner has to bring it back to us to check the level".
On the other had, at one point, my mom had a 1991 toyota Previa for about a couple years. It was given to us with 255k miles. We did have to replace and repair some parts (steering rack, rear calipers repaired, new front struts), but after 255k I figure it was worn out parts. We later sold the van with 275k miles on it and it still runs today (sold it because a mechanic said it was about to rust through on the frame).
I will say the newer cars are a lot better designed, but GM has burned too many bridges. I only have a few cars that I would consider owning made by GM.
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