"American cars have horrible quality!!"
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Because their vehicles actually have fewer problems, or just because Ford refused to pay to fix them?
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The Japanese always have done this because their distributor bonuses are dependant on how much warranty dollars per vehicle they save. The Japanese motorcycling industry is a prime example of this (everything gets denied first unless its an obvious) as most have seen here with dealing with dealers. I think this has alot to do with why Japanese automakers tend to have lower warranty costs instead of just paying for anything that happens in the field. |
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Well being that these reports are some a source such as Consumer reports, can't we justify that these are being reported as repairs never needed versus repairs they had to pay out of pocket for? I would these kinds of things would be highly visible if people were being turned away instead of quality controls improving.
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When the CCT went out on my F4i while the bike was still under warranty, at first, they refused to fix it under warranty. After some arguing, they said they would fix it, but it would take 30 days because they had to take the engine apart. :bs: :wtf: They were trying to avoid the repair After I got loud enough at the service desk to draw the attention of the General Manager, He and I got into a "discussion" about the repair until I pointed to the lifter and ridiculed him for the Service Manager saying the engine had to come apart and reminded him of the common knowledge in the industry of the CCT lifter failures on Honda 600's, his attitude changed. If they think you don't know anything about motorcycles, they will rip you After they fixed it twice in 6 months with 10K on the bike, I installed a manual APE, and have made 1 adjustment over the next 28K miles |
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My Jeep GC went in for warranty work twice in the first year I owned it. (It was already 3 years old and had 25k miles on it.) But the Jeep dealer fixed both issues no problem.
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Funny thing in, the original brake rotors on my 95 Ford Probe lasted until I got rid of it a few months ago. I've never had issues with warped rotors on the Mazda MX6 i had before that |
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Mazda brakes warped..in fact when I used to inspect used cars, most OEMs have brake rotor issues. |
The rotors don't warp, they corrode and pit. Because of that the surface swells up, and you get pulsing, just like they're warped. The reason your probe brakes didn't do this, is they are made of metal with more chrome in it, and that costs money. So we get cheap cast iron, that rots. And I've noticed that mine pit on the side that the pistons are on, I presume because there's metal in the pads, there's some galvanic action going on as well.
Also lifts, because of your weather, rotors in that part of the country don't do this. |
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And my friend who has a late model stock car uses standard auto parts full sized chevy rotor (cause that's the rules), they glow red in corners, and last a season, when they're worn out. |
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If Ford sold half as many cars, and said their warranty claims on new cars decreased by 25%, that doesn't mean their quality is improving since the rate of warranty claims/vehicle is increasing. |
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