Since 1999:
These are issues that I have seen that have gone uncorrected/unfixed for nearly a decade. They still build a lot of these vehicles with these problems.
- 4T60E pressure control solenoids
- Intermediate steering shafts (cars and trucks)
- "N" car fuel pumps
- Blazer/S10 truck fuel pumps (at least they don't make these hunks anymore)
- C/K fuel pumps
- S/T Lower ball joints
- Duramax front wheel bearings
- 2500/3500 transfer cases (pump locating tab through housing)
- Inner tie rod ends on C/K
- Transmission cooler lines on 05-09 Allisons
- Forward sprags on 4L60
- Sun shell in 4L60
- Rear driveshaft slip yoke on C/K (clunk/squak)
- Daytime running light bulbs on C/K
- Body control modules on 00-03 W cars (Impala/Monte)
- Fuel pressure regulators on any car/truck
- Intake manifold gaskets. 2.8, 3.1, 3.4L Coolant leaks
- Intake gaskets 4.3L, 5.7L, 7.4L coolant leak
- Intake gaskets 5.3, 6.0L vacuum leak
- Oil consumption 8.1L
- Power steering pump shaft failure 8.1L/Duramax
- Allison converter housing bolt leaks
- Catch all for all the programming crap that has to be redone every 3 months when GM "fixes" another drivability/emission control failure problem.
I'm not saying that every other manufacturer is infallible and never makes any mistakes. These are just what I see which is why I drive a Ford. I don't know about their repeat failures (save for the 6.0L
)so I will say that ignorance is bliss.
If I worked for Ford I'd probably drive Dodges.