texagun Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Here is a link to the 2006 J.D. Powers Vehicle Initial Quality Study that has just been released. Lexus is still on top with Mercedes remaining low in the ratings and BMW Intial Quality plummeting. http://www.jdpa.com/news/releases/pressrel....asp?ID=2006082 Here is a link to the PDF file posted on another forum that is easier to read: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?act=Attach...e=post&id=25430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 wow look how high Hyundai placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yep, and people were calling me crazy when I said they've created a very good product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yep, and people were calling me crazy when I said they've created a very good product. well they do offer a 10 year/100k warranty, so they're confident that their vehicles are well built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf1932 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yep, and people were calling me crazy when I said they've created a very good product. well they do offer a 10 year/100k warranty, so they're confident that their vehicles are well built. I rented a Hyundai Sonata in Scottsdale, AZ about a year ago from Hertz. I was originally disappointed because they didn't have the Camry that I ordered in stock. My disappointment was short lived after driving this car. Ride, Performance, quietness, and build quality were really excellent. I remember saying to myself.....I will no longer put down Hyundai's as a second rate car manufacturer. This company has come a long way in a very short time. Look at the Azera and you'll see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93LSOwner Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yep, and people were calling me crazy when I said they've created a very good product. HAHAHA Just when I read “Hyundai” I quickly remembered your statements………..and that thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yep, and people were calling me crazy when I said they've created a very good product. well they do offer a 10 year/100k warranty, so they're confident that their vehicles are well built. Welll since I rock the boat at times, the study is only "Initial Quality Study" not a "down the road study" Looks like Ford, opps Jag is getting up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Yes, but often the IQ study paralells the dependability study. If you compare Hyundai's ranking now to their ranking 3 years ago, they've made one of the most enormous improvements in quality and customer satisfaction in the industry. Can't fault that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texagun Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 Here's the breakdown of the J.D. Powers Initial Quality Study. It shows the differences between "Design Defects" and "Manufacturing Defects." It may.....or may not make you feel better! http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...ESS01/60607024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf1932 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Here's the breakdown of the J.D. Powers Initial Quality Study. It shows the differences between "Design Defects" and "Manufacturing Defects." It may.....or may not make you feel better! http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...ESS01/60607024 Dead link.....here's the message>> Error 404 The page you are looking for could not be found. It may have been removed, or is otherwise unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXIRX330 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Yep, and people were calling me crazy when I said they've created a very good product. :cries: :cries: Hyundai :cries: :cries: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texagun Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 Here is the report: Auto news More rankings June 8, 2006 Email this Print this Related articles: • J.D. POWER SURVEY: Hyundai leapfrogs Toyota in quality Overall quality The number of quality problems reported by buyers of new cars and trucks continues to fall. PP100 % change 1998 176 1999 167 9.00 5.11% 2000 154 13.00 7.78% 2001 147 7.00 4.55% 2002 133 14.00 9.52% 2003 133 0.00 0.00% 2004 119 14.00 10.53% 2005 118 1.00 0.84% 2006 109 9.44 8.00% Pickup quality Pickups remain one of the last strongholds for Detroit automakers. General Motors Corp. trucks ruled the roost on quality, followed closely by Toyota. Pickup truck PP100 Chevrolet Silverado LD 98 Chevrolet Silverado HD/GMC Sierra HD (tie) 101 Toyota Tundra 103 GMC Sierra LD 104 Ford F-150 107 Dodge Ram LD 117 Pickup average 118 Ford F250/350 127 Chevrolet Avalanche 132 Nissan Titan 145 Dodge Ram HD 147 Design defects The annual report by J.D. Power and Associates separated manufacturing and quality defects for the first time. This is how many design defects, such as difficult-to-use navigation systems or door locks, were reported per 100 vehicles. DESIGN SORT Design PP100 1 Porsche 35 2 Hyundai 41 3 GMC 43 4 Jaguar 44 5 Lexus 45 6 Nissan 45 7 Honda 46 8 Toyota 47 9 Chevrolet 49 10 Lincoln 50 11 Ford 50 12 Acura 51 13 Dodge 51 14 Mitsubishi 51 15 Infiniti 52 16 Industry Average 52 17 Saturn 54 18 Pontiac 55 19 Mercury 56 20 Jeep 56 21 Cadillac 57 22 Kia 58 23 Chrysler 59 24 Volvo 61 25 Audi 62 26 Scion 62 27 Saab 63 28 Mazda 64 29 Suzuki 66 30 Buick 68 31 Mercedes 68 32 Subaru 69 33 Isuzu 70 34 VW 73 35 Mini 77 36 Hummer 80 37 BMW 82 38 Land Rover 89 Manufacturing defects The annual report by J.D. Power and Associates separated manufacturing and quality defects for the first time. This is how many manufacturing defects, such as engine or paint problems, were reported per 100 vehicles. Brands Defects PP100 1 Lexus 42 2 Porsche 49 3 Toyota 52 4 BMW 52 5 Hyundai 53 6 Chrysler 53 7 Cadillac 54 8 Buick 55 9 Honda 57 10 Infiniti 57 11 Jaguar 59 12 Audi 60 13 Acura 63 14 Lincoln 63 15 Industry Average 64 16 Volvo 64 17 Mercury 65 18 Mercedes 65 19 Mini 65 20 Subaru 67 21 Chevrolet 69 22 Ford 69 23 GMC 70 24 Nissan 70 25 Saturn 70 26 Pontiac 70 27 Scion 71 28 Dodge 72 29 Kia 72 30 Mitsubishi 78 31 Mazda 79 32 Hummer 79 33 Jeep 87 34 VW 87 35 Saab 91 36 Suzuki 93 37 Land Rover 106 38 Isuzu 110 2006 Nameplate rankings Consumers reported the following number of quality problems -- including manufacturing defects and design flaws -- per 100 vehicles in J.D. Power and Associates' annual quality survey: Brands PP100 1 Porsche 91 2 Lexus 93 3 Hyundai 102 4 Toyota 106 5 Jaguar 109 6 Honda 110 7 Cadillac 117 8 Infiniti 117 9 GMC 119 10 Acura 120 11 Chrysler 120 12 Lincoln 121 13 Nissan 121 14 Chevrolet 124 15 Industry Average 124 16 Ford 127 17 Mercury 129 18 Saturn 129 19 Audi 130 20 Dodge 132 21 Pontiac 133 22 Volvo 133 23 Buick 134 24 Mitsubishi 135 25 Kia 136 26 Mercedes 139 27 Scion 140 28 BMW 142 29 Subaru 146 30 Mazda 150 31 Mini 150 32 Jeep 153 33 Saab 163 34 Suzuki 169 35 Hummer 171 36 VW 171 37 Isuzu 191 38 Land Rover 204 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Friend of mine just bought a new Hyundai over a Camry at my urging. Once he drove the two and compared the price difference, he said the decision was easy ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 porsche has the least design defects...probably because they dont change their design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 porsche has the least design defects...probably because they dont change their design lol. that could be true. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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