Consumer reports 5 worst car brands.

[f355spider]

Why would GMC be worse than Chevrolet? Interesting dynamic there. Apparently some of the Chevy vehicle not rebranded as GMC are more reliable? Taken with a grain of salt of course since i don't know all the factors CR uses.

Read the article...it lists some of the factors CR uses...

 

[f355spider]

No, they intentionally changed their testing procedure to achieve the result they wanted to push.

Biased, hack testing. Nothing more.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-90s-scandal-consumer-reports-hopes-you-forgot-about/

Why didn't CR have to pay damages to Izuzu or Suzuki?

 

[02SE]

Why didn't CR have to pay damages to Izuzu or Suzuki?

A good question for the courts.

 

[f355spider]

A good question for the courts.

Because the car manufacturers could not prove financial or reputational harm?

 

[MCompact]

We bought a used Mini several years ago just for fun and after I bought it I checked out CR’s online reliability information. I saw that the HVAC system was supposedly unreliable so I read some of the owner comments. One person stated that the heater didn’t work well so he took it to a dealer and was told “They are all like that.” In that case the defective item resided between the service writer’s ears.

 

[IndyIan]

Because the car manufacturers could not prove financial or reputational harm?

Having been in an old Suzuki Samurai with 4 people hustled around some corners in the city, it is definitely the tipsiest vehicle I've ever been in... A 2 door wrangler feels like its hugging the ground in the corners compared to that Samurai...
In the video, its amazing how well the shocks keep it from catapulting itself onto its side in the transitions, and it does perform pretty well, but in the real world with uneven pavement, gravel shoulders, 80k miles on the shocks and a few people in it, it is certainly going to tip over far more easily than most SUV's, even in that time period.
I think what the CR guys realized, is that their standard test wasn't going to show how easily a Samurai could end up on its side in real life, and probably should've just did their regular test, and say it passes, but, here it is in other common situations where its going to tip over much more easily than anything else on the road.... Be aware of how high the CoG is going to get with 600lbs in it, and you better keep good shocks on it...

 

[02SE]

Because the car manufacturers could not prove financial or reputational harm?

The article I linked laid it out in summary. If you really care, you can find the actual case files and read through the rulings.

 

[Skippy722]

How many Toyota owners put zero blame on the automaker on these polls because “it’s not Toyotas fault, it was a supplier problem “.

They’re the same ones to be “oh it’s just an evap code, that’s fine!” but if it were an American brand they’d be all over the internet screaming their 150k vehicle has an evap leak and what junk it is

After Consumer Reports was caught altering their long-established handling testing procedure for the Isuzu Trooper and Suzuki Samurai, to achieve the bad result they reaaaaaaaaaaaally wanted to publish, I lost any respect for their 'test' results. They proved to be biased hacks with an agenda, and no valid opinion or results.

I remember when they rated the badge engineered VW Routan significantly higher than its Grand Caravan and T&C siblings. CR just quietly swept it under the rug and in later years they were right neck and neck with each other.

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

I have read their reviews for a few years. They are not objective when they test a car. The comments they make have nothing to do with reality. Mary the tester doesn't like the dash or as in the case of the person testing the Honda Pilot stated the cars feels like "an apartment building on wheels".

I have heard quite a few . Even made up a few good ones myself to describe something a vehicle was doing.

Never heard the "drives like an apartment bldg. on wheels!"

 

[Pablo]

I have read their reviews for a few years. They are not objective when they test a car. The comments they make have nothing to do with reality. Mary the tester doesn't like the dash or as in the case of the person testing the Honda Pilot stated the cars feels like "an apartment building on wheels".

Thanks gonna pass on Pilot

 

[Cujet]

I must be a glutton for punishment. I own two Jaguars. The 2017 F-Type has been a spectacular car. It does have a few known plastic cooling pipe issues which I should address before too much time passes. The aluminum replacement pipes solve the problems and should prevent unnecessary coolant loss.