Ford... what's going to happen?

[Derek69SS]

I have a legitimate question regarding quality issues with 80s & 90s GM cars... my question is, what was wrong with them? I've driven 80s & 90s GMs (mostly B-bodies, full-size trucks, and the cars with 3.8L, 2.8L, and 3.1L V6s) most with a gazillion miles on them all my life, and have never had an unreliable/problematic car. Was I just fortunate, or what? I know the quad-4 had head-gasket problems, and the 3.4L V6 had timing belt issues... is that entirely what the bad reputation came from??? I guess you could throw the olds 350 diesel in the list of duds too, but I'd imagine people would have gotten over that one by now.