GM tops reliability and regains market share

Rear drums are only on the DX or LX, EX gets discs. You most not know
Honda's too well. I'm most everybody on here has owned GM cars in the
past. Thats why we have Honda's now. I have worked in a Chevy garage for
33 years. I see GM at its best and worst. Honda is having a bit af trouble
with tranmissions at present. Right now in our shop in Phoenix we have 6
Malibu's and Impala's all waiting for new engines. 3.5 V-6 and we have
already done 4 others, and we are just one dealer. Imagine how mant other
engines are failing nationwide. Crankshaft key breaks and pistons hit
valves. All have less than 3000 miles , owners not happy. Any body can
make errors when building cars. But GM is the master at it. Dont forget
what G.M.C. stands for,
Garage Mechanics Companion. hehehe

 

Most JD Power Surveys cover the first 6 months of ownership only. Can you
tell us more details of this one or supply a link.


Bob

 

Hmmm, relibility. So GMs are now relible. Sounds like a subject for a Monty
Python script ... "something about my car you find relible..."

I've always though that the JD Powers Initial Quality award is a bit
specious. All new cars are pretty nice (or is that nice and pretty?) for the
first 6 months. A far better measure is how the car has lasted after 2 years
or so.

Stewart DIBBS

 

Hello,
Great post. I had lots of trouble out of Chevy Monza. That was my last
one. I only have two questions for those people that love or own a GM
vehicle. If GM truly believes their vehicles are great, why do they place
Honda engines in at least one of the Saturn models? Don't they have any
confidence in the engines made by GM?
Jason

 

Funny, my 2004 has disc in the back....

 

that hack job built by Isuzu and sold by Honda. Isuzu called their
version to Rodeo. I can not remember the Honda name.<<

That would be the Passport. I had one, and in over 105,000 miles it was
completely trouble-free. When I no longer needed an SUV for work, I got rid
of it, because it got only 16 mpg (mostly highway driving) on a good day.

 

LX V6 also has disks in back

 

I don't know, I think it's the unions that are killing the big three. It
costs GM and Ford too much to make a piece of shit here in the States.

 

It's unions, management, better product from Japan and the reliance on huge
temporary profits from gas hogs.

 

A....._Monza_?
What model year was that, "Jason"?

 

I have to disagree with "better product from Japan"....many Honda's and
Toyotas are made in the USA or Canada and hold up just as well as their
Japanese made counterparts. Japanese engineering and preparation seem to be
superior to the American counterparts. I also take the stance in support of
buying "American made" that I would rather support the American workers who
build Pilots, Accords, Civics, etc, than the corporate pockets of GM/Ford,
etc, as the American factory workers need the money more than the suits in
Detroit. That said, if I buy a Honda or Toyota built here, I am still
supporting the American economy and feeding the mouths of families who rely
on that paycheck.

 

Good point. I guess I should have just said that "Honda and Toyota make
better products" and left it at that.

 

Even with the alleged decline in quality of Toyota and Honda vehicles, I
would still trust them over product offerings from GM, Ford and
Daimler-Chrysler. Also, I find most vehicles from Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura
and Nissan/Infiniti to be far more desirable than similar offerings from
Detroit's Big 3. I realize that this is just a matter of personal
preference, but that's the way I feel about it. And I make no apologies to
the fans of domestic vehicles. They can drive what they want and I will do
the same. I know full well what types of vehicles I trust and enjoy driving,
and it just so happens that they are all engineered and manufactured by the
Asian Big 3--either overseas or here in the U.S.A.
I'm the one that has to pay for the vehicle and its maintenance, so I could
care lesser than less what anyone thinks about what I choose to drive.

Ron M.

 

Don't kid yourself , Japanese companies may be employing American workers .
That's all well and good , but , their profits go straight to Tokyo.


-Dana