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Originally Posted by Mike Murrell
3 American car mfgs. now have higher JD Power ratings than Toyota and Honda. I am done with Toyota build quality and their care-less dealership attitude.
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Higher only in INITIAL reliability. But the 3 American car mfgs. still have a canyon to bridge when it comes to long term mechanical component reliability and durability. All the recent Toyota transmission problems are electronic programming glitches (software) and a few assembly line glitches (not assembling parts correctly), not actual component hardware failures (not failing transmission gears, clutches or torque converters).
Analogy: The INITIAL quality of the 3 American car mfgs. in the 1960's was very poor (due to slopping assembly), but their long term durability was excellent because component hardware failures were rare in those days.
Bottom line: The 3 American car mfgs. are still not building cars that have good long term reliability and durability, but Toyota still is....so Toyota will continue to rule the road for the forseeable future.