Two months ago I sold my 2011 Tundra CM TRD V8 4x4 with 192k for something radically different. I bought a Chevy bolt LT with 38k, it’s a cool car but I see what people mean when they say GM QC isn’t anywhere near Toyota’s. Grand Canyon size uneven panel gaps, Capet separating from the floor, Center console didn’t latch unless you slam it closed, Cracking windshield. I could kill my self for selling my truck, what a big mistake. I’m scared to see how my Bolt’s going to hold up mechanically in 5yrs. I would think after building cars for Qua-trillion years GM would have manufacturing together. I’m now a Kaizen believer.
It’s sad but true, but they don’t make them like they used to. I got 2 GM vehicles that have beat the odds but I’d never buy another GM product again. And even though every automaker has taken a hit in quality/reliability, GM’s is just poor compared to the rest. They can’t even design/build pushrod V8 engines right anymore.
Yes sad but true GM has seen better days well it's probably the corporations as they age they generally deteriorate just like people
I got fooled buying a Chevy Cruze years ago and I thought I’d give GM another chance… my mistake
As a former GM employee, let me tell you....they care only about where the profit is going to come from. Quality control is WAY down the list of priorities.
When you are assembling vehicles from parts made by the cheapest bidder, it's not going to end well. Like most American companies, particularly automotive, they have no interest in evolving past the 1970's. I don't see them EVER making a quality product.
Is it the type of plastics or metals they use.. or is it the way they assemble them on the line?
Both. You have cheap plastics/materials being assembled by workers who really don't care about quality. Put together, it's a bad mix.
That make sense and sucks at the same time, Thank you for your answers.
The short answer is that GM is run almost entirely by chuckleheads.
I’ll trade my Bolt for a 55’ Rambler, it looks solid. Haha
Markets shift. GM discovered they make more money in financing and making/selling cars in China. That's where most of their revenue comes from. Relying on the domestic market nearly wiped them out in 2008.
Domestic consumer cars/SUVs just aren't their focus any more. Companies need to adapt to a changing landscape in order to survive. They're not alone. Consider that Japanese companies like Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Yamaha etc. are also invested in diverse sectors. It's not good for a company to put all its eggs in one basket.
Just don't be a sucker and buy one.
Probably because GM executives set out to save the world, not build a good car.
