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In my limited time of ownership (2 1/2 mo.) I would tend to agree. The drive train on these cars is similar to the HEMI trucks which was a recommended vehicle by CR.So the industry average is 1.5 problems per car, and Dodge is slightly over 2 problems per car. Not much difference. And, of course, this doesn't detail what the problems are (sagging headliner versus - what - blown transmission?).
Toyota has been going down the list on the initial quality survey. I believe they were worse then the industry average last year.ive never owned a Dodge before last week, but my family and friends have owned them....one has lemon lawed (2) Avengers and most have swarn off Dodge...my friends have a bet which will be first- the transmission going or leaks
I chose the Challenger because of its looks/performance and its the only fast car which fits 3 kids in the back seat.....i accepted the quality issues...i know it will be in the garage once in a while...oh well....
I just sold my Toyota 3 months ago...buttons were falling off, i was on my 3rd radio, leather seats cracked at 20k, engine mount broken at 60k, water pump at 60k, seat back fell off 4x ($250 for a new seat back)....it was just a piece of junk....i refuse to buy Toyota again...i went back to Chevy --- Honda is the only Jap. brand id consider in the future.....i think youll see Toyota going down in that list in the future...hopefully Dodge will rise a bit
Yes, all the brands have really improved the reliability of their cars. Putting this in some historical perspective, when the Japanese were building incredibly reliable cars and blowing the doors off the domestic manufacturers back in the 1980's, the Japanese were around 2 defects per car while the domestic cars were off the scale at a whopping 8 defects per car. That was a huge gap.So the industry average is 1.5 problems per car, and Dodge is slightly over 2 problems per car. Not much difference...