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Cars' reliability, like human health, is largely based upon the inherent build quality, analogous to our genetics. I see too many posters in auto threads talk about how they've "performed proper maintenance and never been stranded" when contributing to someone's OP about a lemon.
Let me clear this up for you:
The vast, vast majority of repeat, difficult-to-diagnose car issues surfacing relatively early in the car's lifetime are due to manufacturing defects, most often causing a host of electrical issues or a "lifetime" part failing at 25% of its designed life, which no one really wants to, or knows how to troubleshoot. This leads the shop on a wild goose chase, frivolously replacing both related and unrelated parts until the issue no longer occurs.
Following the maintenance schedule will guide the operator on fluid changes, tire rotations, and spark plug replacement, but...
No amount of oil changes will stop your oil pump from failing at 30,000 miles if the part itself is defective (1st gen Dodge Durango issue).
No amount of tire rotations will stop your ball joints - with no grease fittings, mind you - prematurely failing at 60k (another 1st gen Dodge Durango issue).
No amount of spark plug changes will prevent your coil pack from melting, setting off a chain reaction which takes down all ignition to all cylinders in a matters of seconds while you scratch your head after your engine instantly dies on the interstate. (1st gen Mopar Hemi issue)
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Absolutely. Some cars are just designed/engineered/built wrong from the factory.
I always thought the Mazda RX models, the RX8 on, had a nice body style. I would of had one, if it wasnt for the rotary engine that came in them. had they put something different in them, there's no telling how many they would of sold.
You mean an automatic transmission right, for a minute i thought you were taking about a manual transmission with a column shifter the old 3 on the tree i loved driving those back in my day, drove a Ford Maverick with a 3 ton n the tree it was a fun car to drive.
You got that all wrong my friend it was poor management at the top that got them in trouble, while GM, and Chrysler rank and file workers were busting their butts on the line the CEOs were collecting their million dollar salary along wit with the rest of the board members. And when the CEO’s were ridding in their million dollar private company jets to go play a golf game while the company was in trouble and then trying to hide the fact that GM was building vehicles with dangerous ignition switches that the top executives tried to cover up. And everyone wants to blame the guy on the line for just trying to make a middle class living but no they should be paid min wage while the big CEO’s should still get millions and their golden parachutes. Enough of the Union bashing it’s getting pretty old so sorry that some on here hate unions for getting their members a decent living wage. The UAW is never going away same as the Teamsters, and the AFL–CIO. And FYI Labor Day was started by unions so when you get the day off with pay say thanks to a union member.
GM and Chrysler won't go broke paying executive salaries.
They've declared bankruptcy because they cannot pay the salary and retirement benefits promised to the unions.
Yes, I'll take my paid day off on Labor Day, just as I do for MLK Day.
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