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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Answer to: Thoughts on BMW 2 Series | 26Relevance | 6 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| See here: essentially just lease the vehicle and return before the bumper to bumper warranty expires. Also, take what Consumer reports says with a grain of salt: | |||||
| Answer to: Toyota and Honda Common Problems | 26Relevance | 6 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The Honda Pilot You Should Avoid, according to Consumer reports Check out the Honda Pilot section of this page for more information. | |||||
| Answer to: How can Chrysler’s be crappy when they have the lowest cost of ownership? | 26Relevance | 6 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I am a subscriber to Consumer reports but question their rankings sometimes when it comes to cars. For example, for 2020 MY reliability brand ranking they listed Dodge as #8 and for 2021 MY #10, but I would never recommend their vehicles for anyone that is looking to keep for a long time and many, many years hassle-free. Now I realize not everyone buys cars by that criteria. But I would take Consumer reports rankings with a grain of salt. You are better off asking on this Forum about different cars. | |||||
| Answer to: Used Cars - What reliable cars can I buy for 10 grand? | 33Relevance | 6 years ago | Kerem | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... of rear passenger space, a good-looking cabin, a perfect predicted reliability rating, and strong safety scores." - US News and World reports "Despite all these benefits, you don’t want just any three-year-old vehicle. You’ll want to be sure you’re purchasing something you can depend on – a vehicle that offers reliability as well as affordability. For this year, none is more reliable than the 2017 Toyota Camry... In fact, Consumer reports isn’t the only one raving about this vehicle: U.S. News ranks it as No. 1 in 2017 Affordable Midsize Cars, stati ... | |||||
| Problem car? Unable to find VIN info on free car history reports | 31Relevance | 3 years ago | CarNutty | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 1999 Lexus ES300 119,154 miles 6 cyl automatic I was trying to run a free car history report on carsforsale, but got a message that said "No information was found for this VIN." I'm thinking maybe the car is too old? Or is this a sign that something is wrong with the car; either it's stolen, modified illegally or has title problems. I'm just doing a precheck on cars, so I don't want to pay for any reports (like Carfax) until I'm serious about buying the car. The dealership for this car doesn't provide free Carfax reports for their cars. Can you recommend other websites that provide detailed free car history reports? | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports Says Mazda Is More Reliable Than Toyota, Lexus | 27Relevance | 6 years ago | mazda_787b | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| A very big component of "quality control" is what's called in the industry "configuration management", i.e. reduce the permutations of what you're selling and in an anal-retentive way chase down and fix problems in those few configurations that leave your factory doors. Mazda basically sells one platform, one engine, and one transmission in US (they just stretch and shrink that platform and that same 4 cylinder Skyactiv engine with the same 6 speed auto; stick is a miniscule proportion of overall sales and that's already bullet-proof, just go to any of your local Miata races: ). Furthermore they make all these in-house (i.e. they don't shop around and try one product after another from, say, a transmission supplier hoping it'll work out better than the last product: Honda, I'm looking at you). It wouldn't surprise me that their engineers (all speaking the same language and located a short drive from each other in Hiroshima, Japan, i.e. no communication issues: Boeing, I'm looking at you after 787 and 737 fiascos) chase down and shake down all the "bugs" in their products and that's what's reduced their problem reports over what, say, a bigger manufacturer with several product lines and operations spread across several continents (Mercedes is undergoing a huge effort to pare down their number of platforms) has to go through. | |||||
| Answer to: Buying a used car | 26Relevance | 6 years ago | Glen_stet | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Check out That way, you can see what problems to check for. Consumer reports seems to like it, and the price isn't too far out of line. If you are shopping for a used car you might want to buy a Consumer reports subscription for a year. | |||||
| RE: Problem car? Unable to find VIN info on free car history reports | 24Relevance | 3 years ago | CarNutty | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| This is good to know; the car does have records. Autocheck requires you buy their report. I like to use carsforsale.com because their reports are free and have details on possible problems. I also use vehiclehistory.com which is also free and gives info on the vehicle's engine, manufacturing plant and other specs. Are there any other free car history reports you may know of? I like to use multiple sources. Appreciate your help. | |||||
| CR reliability reports | 24Relevance | 6 years ago | Newusedcar | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi, what do you guys think about CR reliability reports? These are unbiased, non subsidized surveys right? In particular 2020 reliability minivan reports that Chrysler pacifica is most reliable minivan 5/5 ahead of sienna 3/5. The 2018 and 2019 models for pacifica reliability scores were awful. Do you think that this could indicate that Chryslers pacifica has turned a corner? Thanks | |||||
| What can I do as a consumer? | 29Relevance | 5 years ago | KFrontier | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Everyone, I have a 2006 Honda Accord V6 with 177k miles. I'm reaching out to figure out what I can do as a Consumer with the mechanic I've been dealing with. Last year summer time this car's AC was working wonderfully until the AC started to give out, the AC would always work 24/7 up until that point when it gave out. The car has been without AC for the whole fall, winter and spring months up until recently where I went to a mechanic (well the owner of the shop, he has two workers underneath him) who I've dealt with several times before to first test ... | |||||
| Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports (cont.) | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | blah | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Part of the test is Consumer satisfaction (subjective)Bells and Whistles have a hypnotic effect on car buyersAnother is they are testing cars that are a that have been on the road for no more than a year, which is disingenuous, as reliability should not be that big of an issueAlso, if you dropped 70-120k on a car (porsche, bmw, lexus and audi) why would u admit to buying a junk?The people that buy these cars, in general, are looking for the prestige that they believe comes with these name platesIm quite certain 90% of the owners (porsche, audi, etc) dont do ... | |||||
| Answer to: CR reliability reports | 23Relevance | 6 years ago | Whatchamacallit | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| See below: take their information with a grain of salt. Their recommendation to get numerous vehicles are not advisable for long term ownership - that’s what really troubles me. Then again, listen to the mechanics who work on the cars what to buy, and at the end of the day you have to do your own research. | |||||
| RE: Hard shifting | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | gskibum | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Here are my logs, finally. Current Fault Log ------------------ P0713: Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input Pending Fault Log ------------------ ECU reports no pending faults Historic Fault Log ------------------ ECU reports no historic faults Other discovered fault codes (possibly pending, current or manufacturer specific) ---------------------------------------------------- ECU reports no other fault codes logged End of report. | |||||
| Answer to: Hard shifting | 21Relevance | 4 years ago | gskibum | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Here are my logs, finally. I've completely been caught up in the rat race. Current Fault Log------------------P0713: Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input Pending Fault Log------------------ECU reports no pending faults Historic Fault Log------------------ECU reports no historic faultsOther discovered fault codes(possibly pending, current or manufacturer specific)----------------------------------------------------ECU reports no other fault codes logged End of report. | |||||
| Answer to: Consumer Reports has gone downhill | 20Relevance | 2 years ago | Crown752 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thanks | |||||