2016 Chevy Volt. Needs an EGR valve.
Chevy: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No.
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A ten year old 1995 Kia Sportage. All sorts of electrical problems, the four wheel drive didn't work and I could never figure out why.
I will say the engine was surprisingly durable. I got it stuck in the mud and a friend of a friend tried to help get it unstuck by trying to drive it out, but only managed to get it stuck deeper and cracked the block. I had to add new coolant every day, but I drove that car gor another 6 months with a cracked block and only had to spend a few minutes trying to coax the engine to start when it was cold.
Pro tip: Never buy the first year of any car, even used.
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98 Volkswagen Jetta. Rampant problems for everyone, not just me. Body molding falls off, window motors fail, water pump fail, wiper motor fail, 3 starters and an alternator, frame problem wearing out at the wheels, and the clear coat peeled.
When my third window motor failed, I drove my pregnant wife and her sister (who were in the car) to a dealer instead of whatever plans we had. I bought a Highlander on the spot and drove home in that. My wife drove that Highlander for 14 years.
I went from one extreme to the other! :)
Not a car I personally owned, but I knew someone with a 2010's Audi (don't know what year/model) where the trunk lock was always broken in a way they couldn't repair, the fuel gauge had a mysterious not working issue for like a year plus, the windows didn't work, and the transmission, while automatic, would stall out on you like a manual if it was hot out, just stranding you in traffic. And this was a new lease FROM Audi, not like a used lemon.
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Every American made car I've owned has been a piece of shit constantly falling apart and needing repair and maintenance. I thought that's just how cars were for a while. Then I started buying Asian and German cars and realized Americans just can't make a good car.
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2003 Mitsubishi Galant. Just thoroughly mediocre-to-bad in literally every regard one might care about. It did get me from point A to point B.