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Looks like car quality is getting better and better. JD Power & Asc. released a new study that shows rising quality but at the same time it shows new model troubles.
It's the annual Initial Quality Study they do every year but this year is different.
This time 75% of the brands have made significant improvements in initial quality over last year, with Porsch keeping its #1 spot. But, and its a big "but", long standing Lexus was bumped from the #2 spot by the Nissan luxury label, Infiniti.
The brands that slipped in quality were those who pushed out new models a bit before they were ready. They include Scion, that dropped like a rock from 11th place to 27th, with the blame going to the redesigned xB and the new xD models.
Consumers' biggest beef? Voice recognition software that just doesn't work. Countless owners complained their voice and wireless phone systems just didn't work. Industry sources blame the difficult and sometimes confusing nature of the technology, but owners don't care where the blame goes.
And they're right. We've got a new SUV and must admit we have never been able to get that function to work right either.
The top 5? Porsche, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes, and Toyota. The first American home brand shows up at #6, Mercury, followed by Honda nd then Ford.
And the bottom of the heap in quality? Predictably, Jeep. Inches above Jeep is the Mini and the Land Rover. Surprisingly, Saturn is only slightly above that and actually comes in behind Suzuki.
We've seen nothing but good quality in Saturn when it comes to owners complaining about their lemon cars and trucks. The Jeep is no surprise to us at all, but Saturn? That comes as a real shocker to a lot of people.
If you've got a lemon Jeep, a lemon Mini, a Land Rover lemon, or another lemon car or truck, we're here to help. We know how to get rid of lemons. It's what we do. Everyday.
Call us at 1-888-331-6422 Toll Free. Or email us right now by clicking here. Life is too short to put up with a bad car --- or a bad vehicle of any kind.
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Car Quality Gets Better, Mostly
Looks like car quality is getting better and better. JD Power & Asc. released a new study that shows rising quality but at the same time it shows new model troubles.
It's the annual Initial Quality Study they do every year but this year is different.
This time 75% of the brands have made significant improvements in initial quality over last year, with Porsch keeping its #1 spot. But, and its a big "but", long standing Lexus was bumped from the #2 spot by the Nissan luxury label, Infiniti.
The brands that slipped in quality were those who pushed out new models a bit before they were ready. They include Scion, that dropped like a rock from 11th place to 27th, with the blame going to the redesigned xB and the new xD models.
Consumers' biggest beef? Voice recognition software that just doesn't work. Countless owners complained their voice and wireless phone systems just didn't work. Industry sources blame the difficult and sometimes confusing nature of the technology, but owners don't care where the blame goes.
And they're right. We've got a new SUV and must admit we have never been able to get that function to work right either.
The top 5? Porsche, Infiniti, Lexus, Mercedes, and Toyota. The first American home brand shows up at #6, Mercury, followed by Honda nd then Ford.
And the bottom of the heap in quality? Predictably, Jeep. Inches above Jeep is the Mini and the Land Rover. Surprisingly, Saturn is only slightly above that and actually comes in behind Suzuki.
We've seen nothing but good quality in Saturn when it comes to owners complaining about their lemon cars and trucks. The Jeep is no surprise to us at all, but Saturn? That comes as a real shocker to a lot of people.
If you've got a lemon Jeep, a lemon Mini, a Land Rover lemon, or another lemon car or truck, we're here to help. We know how to get rid of lemons. It's what we do. Everyday.
Call us at 1-888-331-6422 Toll Free. Or email us right now by clicking here. Life is too short to put up with a bad car --- or a bad vehicle of any kind.
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www. New Car Lemon Law .com
Helping Consumers Squash Lemons Since 1978
Click here to see what your state's Lemon Law says.
To find a Lemon Law lawyer near you, click here.
Subscribe in a reader- Most Reliable Cars For 2016 - And The Worst Predictions From Consumer Reports Magazine
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- Toyota Trashed In Industry Quality Survey
Normally Toyota ranks high in the annual 2010 JD Power "initial quality survey" each year but this year, the massive recalls, including the unintended acceleration mess, cost them big time. Down, down, down they went. Down to 21st place. At the same...
- Quality Is Job 1 At Ford Again
Years ago Ford's advertising slogan was Quality is Job 1. Well, maybe quality is coming back to Ford. But in an ironic twist, the best manufacturing plant in America, the one with the lowest defect rate, is the one Ford just shut down in Wixom, Michigan,...
- Toyota Keeps Its Customers Longer Than Anyone Else
Quality counts. As 2006 came to a close, toyota scored another prize. Automotive News announced that Toyota leads the industry in keeping new vehicle buyer customers coming back to Toyota products, according to a study just released by JD Power and Associates....
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