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| Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I don't think we've seen too many other auto makers aside from Hyundai/Kia that have such a high incidence of fires, or of catastrophic engine failures well before 100K miles. They also seem to be even worse than others in weaseling out of warranty coverage. A friend of mine showed up just a few days ago in a surprise visit, the proud owner of a new Kia Soul. I didn't say anything negative and hope it works out for him. Being an elderly driver who doesn't do a lot of driving any more it may well be all right. (Not to be morbid but he's old enough not to be too concerned with what that vehicle will be like 10 years from now. When you get older your concept of "long term" changes. I'm getting there...) | |||||
| Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | Dan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I agree, but I'm not sure on a car being made by Hyundai-KIA automatically being bellow average, cause what car makers except for Toyota (/Lexus), Mazda and Honda (/Acura) are better than Hyundai? I honestly can't think of any.Reliability wise, I'd rather have a Hyundai over a VW, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Fiat, Nissan, BMW, Tesla, Ford, Chevy, Dodge and so on - We have gotten to the point that they are above average because the rest have gotten so bad.-As scotty said, "... use high quality steel on their vehicles and lower costs, it's also why Hyundai cars are less expensive than Toyota or Honda without effecting quality" (±1:20 in the video bellow) "all in all, we can say that both Hyundai and Kia are quite unique brands that produce good quality cars" (±3:30 in the video bellow) - Also personally I'm looking for a small SUV, and the best option over Toyota's unproven and complex CVT and Dynamic force engine, and Hondas with the problematic Earth dream engines and CVT transmissions - a Kia with a simple and reliable 1.4L MPI and a simple and reliable 6 speed auto, seems to be the best choice. it also handles better (IMO - this is very debatable) and it's also 20% cheaper. | |||||
| Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports | 20Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The information is useless unless we know the sample sizes and methodology used to arrive at their conclusions. As far as I know they just go by what their subscribers report, which is hardly a scientific survey. Probably CR has a lot of subscribers that buy Toyota hybrids and those are quite reliable - at least until they get old. I can certainly see electric vehicles having reliability problems due to the electronics as well as battery problems. Also we know that manufacturers' backs are up against the wall to comply with increasingly insane difficult regulations and have implemented technologies on conventional vehicles (CVTs, auto stop/start, GDI, small displacement turbos, etc.) that are trouble-prone. (No more 300K+ mile engines or transmissions for you, prole!) On the other hand, ranking the Hyundai products as above average is ludicrous on its face. So it's a mixed bag. I'd trust Scotty's real-world experience any day over what CR publishes. | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports Car Repair Assistant and Repairpal.com - what do you think? | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Mod_Man | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Their quotes are all over the place. They seem inflated for basic services like @mountainmanjoe was saying, and definitely low on big ticket items. | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports Car Repair Assistant and Repairpal.com - what do you think? | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | geriscan | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I agree with mountainmanjoe here. Repairpal has highly inflated estimates. On the whole, CR seems less credible, in general, with each passing year. | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports Car Repair Assistant and Repairpal.com - what do you think? | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| It’s hit or miss. I usually use repairpal as a guide, but also call around different mechanics and even the dealer. | |||||
| RE: Consumer Reports Car Repair Assistant and Repairpal.com - what do you think? | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| OK I just checked it's completely unreliable. I paid $56 for an alignment on my Astro. Repairpal says $252 to $307 | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports Car Repair Assistant and Repairpal.com - what do you think? | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Should be easy enough to check the accuracy. We could compare our mechanic bills to what they say. Unfortunately it's USA only. | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Baloney | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My nickname explains everything | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Brandon.King101 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I had a Hyundai Sonata. The stupid thing caught on fire after I had it for only a month. I bought a 2019 Toyota Camry SE used a couple months ago and yes it was expensive compared to the used Sonatas, Ford Fusions, Nissan Altimas, and Kia Optimas but I know I won’t be spending nearly as much in repairs or be visiting the repair shop nearly as often | |||||
| RE: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | kristian | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thank you! Oh bummer. 🙁 It's getting harder and harder to find a decent vehicle around here, at least right now, with decent mileage, etc. I really appreciate your insight, thank you!! | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| @kristianHyundai unfortunately recalls some but not all of the affected vehicles. Remember the video I posted? They are just trying to save themselves from giving away free engines. Its the same engine and they don't care to increase the quality. Its unfortunate because they make it seems like they solved the quality issues. Any of their vehicles, ANY of them, from 2010-2021 will have some kind of engine or transmission issue. | |||||
| RE: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty talks good in these in person videos even with Nissans and Subarus he isn't a fan of them but says they are good in those vids but not so much when asked here. Also, its only 4 years old. You aren't getting 200 300k miles out of a Sorento that is just adsurd. For a Kia, its decent enough but the 2.0 engines and 2.4 Hyundai/Kia engines were the ones with problems and this Sorento also has it. Hyundai just recalls some of them and not to others, but adds them later on. Also, on owner review sites, the most common complaint on the 2016 Sorento is engine failure!!! Why take the risk? | |||||
| RE: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | Pulp Friction | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Good find! What I did notice though is that at the time, Scotty was working with what information he currently had. The lawsuit was ongoing, and at the time of his video, I believe only the 2011-2014 models were part of the lawsuit. Shortly thereafter, the later models were added. Only time will tell for current/future models as well. It really is unfortunate and frustrating for Hyundai/Kia owner's right now. | |||||
| RE: Consumer Reports, Sonatas, vehicle suggestions | 20Relevance | 6 years ago | kristian | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Here's the video. | |||||