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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
Meh. I say they're garbage. The '09 Corolla I was in a few weeks ago was atrocious. Cheap, flimsy materials, hard plastic everywhere, passenger side dash panel wasn't even installed correctly.
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LOL and the absolute worst new car I ever sat in was a Cobalt with only 800 miles on it. The Chevy badge on the trunk was peeling off, the dash was warping, the door handle panel was so cheap that the fake silver color was scratching off and there was a bubble on the driver side floor that I could press down with my feet that would pop back up.
The worse problems I ever had with any vehicle I have ever owned is my 2004 GMC Envoy XUV. You ready for this list???
Before my warranty ran out.
1. AC wouldn't cool properly
2. Transmission wouldn't shift properly, would get stuck in a low gear (3 different times) Finally had to replace.
3. Midgate window motor failed (had to have a company make one since GM didn't have any in stock
4. Rear window motor failed
5. Ignition switch failed 2 times
6. Rear tailgate latch broke
7. Rear tailgate electronic latch broke
8. Rolling roof rattles at highway speed
9. Thumping noise when AC engages
10. Panel from rear bed assembly broke off
11. Dash Board failure
What failed right after warranty of 36,000 miles
1. Engine oil pump
2. Cooling fan clutch
3. Water pump
4. Transmission chord latch broke
5. DIC failure
What has failed under 100K miles
1. Engine replaced
2. Headlights randomly turnoff, due to wiring smoldered.
I buy american because I feel its the right thing to do, but lets not be remiss. The last three GM purchases I made have all been terrible maintenance traps. I can't tell you how tired I am of replacing window motors or rattling falling panels on my Z28. Don't get me wrong I love my Z, but I sat in a coworkers Corolla S and it was by far and away a much better offering than the Cobalt.