JD Powers Quality Ratings released

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

2005 initial quality rankings

Nameplate Problems per 100 vehicles

Lexus 81 ---Chrysler 121

Jaguar 88 ---Chevrolet 127

BMW 95 ---Ford 127

Buick 100 ---Mitsubishi 129

Cadillac 104 ---Pontiac 129

Mercedes-Benz 104 ---Dodge 130

Toyota 105 ---Mini 130

Audi 106 ---Scion 134

Infiniti 109 ---Saab 136

HUMMER 110 ---Saturn 136

Hyundai 110 ---Subaru 138

Honda 112 ---Kia 140

GMC 113 ---Volvo 140

Lincoln 113 ---Porsche 147

Acura 116 ---Volkswagen 147

---Land Rover 149

Jeep 120 - -Mazda 149

Mercury 120 - -Suzuki 151

Nissan 120

Industry average 118

Source: J.D. Power and Associates

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

[Nikuk 1]

im surprised to see Buick up there.. good for the ole boys LoL

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

strange how that now since Jaguar has the deep pockets from Ford their quality goes up, and I did some research and foudn out that the Cayenne is the cause for porsche being so low

[Jmac 24]

Yeah, the Cayenne and Touraeg have had tons of problems ...

IIRC, Consumer Reports said the Boxster had the least problems of any roadster ...

Anyways, I'd be more concerned with serious problems as, odds are, the majority of these problems are minor ... Although one could argue that it does reflect on quality control ...

[mrray13 30]

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and it's nice to see gm( any u.s. product actually) has two out the top five and three outa the top ten....though i wouldn't have guessed buick better then caddy...

oh yeah..suck on that ford boys..u've got one up there..hehe...(but i'll give it a nod for the second place finish..)

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[EFFENDI 0]

im surprised to see Buick up there.. good for the ole boys LoL

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There are TWO Buick's in our driveway. Too bad they both suck.

[02BlackOnBlackSS 1]

I thought last year this report showed HUMMER at the bottom... That is kind of strange.

[Jmac 24]

Cadillac uses a lot of new technologies, which usually don't have all the bugs worked out ... Thus a higher rate of problems ...

[Nikuk 1]

im surprised to see Buick up there.. good for the ole boys LoL

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There are TWO Buick's in our driveway. Too bad they both suck.

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yah, but this is for initial quality LoL

[Tirefryr 1,742]

"per 100 vehicles."

Too subjective with the sheer volume of vehicles manufacturers produce today. Also, talk to anyone who works at a dealership and they will tell you most of things people have fixed are stupid nitpick items. I don't know. I personally feel if you take care of a car well, it will be a good car. Now some are lemons, and some just bad designs, but overall it all comers down to the end-user IMO.

[mrray13 30]

"per 100 vehicles."

Too subjective with the sheer volume of vehicles manufacturers produce today.  Also, talk to anyone who works at a dealership and they will tell you most of things people have fixed are stupid nitpick items.  I don't know.  I personally feel if you take care of a car well, it will be a good car.  Now some are lemons, and some just bad designs, but overall it all comers down to the end-user IMO.

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but it's still fun to pick on u ford boys..lol...

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[Supa_c 1]

I thought last year this report showed HUMMER at the bottom... That is kind of strange.

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Maby it was on the H1's this time...lol

[mrray13 30]

the H1 alpha's are coming!! (actuall all hummer's will get an alpha model, meaning better performance, tires, yada,yada,yada)..the H1 alpha means u get the duramax and allison combo...300hp and 520lb-ft of torque and a 2" body lift to accomadte them.

performance? how about the ability to a climb a 22" vertical wall? cross a 60% grade, traverse a 40% side slope with 2500pds of payload and ford 30" of water? or towing over 9300 pds?

yeah, it's a mans truck..hehe..all for only $141k...

oh yeah, 0-6 in 13 seconds.....but it weighs 8114 pds...not too shabby...

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[Tirefryr 1,742]

all for only $141k...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

And if you only knew how cheap the things are being built. Ever had to service a Hummer? They take parts from all the Big3 and jumble them altogether. Kinda funny how it all works.

I can tell you though, once you take into consideration the torque multiplication throughout all the gearing, a snap of the throttle will throw you back in the seat pretty hard. They are beasts and that damn diesel will pull ANYTHING.

[Acidburn 10]

H1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> H2/H3

[Supa_c 1]

Real mans hummer ( the real deal)= H1

Soccer mom hummer= H2

Stupid person hummer= H3

[Acidburn 10]

Real mans hummer ( the real deal)= H1

Soccer mom hummer= H2

Stupid person hummer= H3

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