The J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study measures problems experienced over the past year by the original owners of cars 3 years and older. During its first year of eligibility, the Chevrolet Volt was ranked as the most dependable Compact Car, while the Camaro was named the most dependable Midsize Sporty Car for the second year in a row.
“The Volt has redefined how Chevrolet’s electrification technology is helping our customers save fuel and reduce emissions without compromising style, comfort and performance,” Paul Edwards, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet Marketing, said in a statement.
“Receiving coveted dependability rankings on two launch-year vehicles demonstrates our commitment to providing our customers with first-class quality and customer experiences.”
General Motors led this year’s study, securing eight segment awards for the Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucerne, Cadillac Escalade, GMC Sierra HD, GMC Sierra LD and the GMC Yukon.
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So what is it going to take to change people’s minds about the quality of GM’s cars and trucks?
@ Brian. GM issued a recall today for 780,000 cars that suddenly stop running at highway speeds. Six people have died from this.
Also, Volts are not driven many miles. That has an impact, fewer opportunities for something to go wrong. There was a time when the Buick Century was deemed the most reliable car in its class by JD Power. Who drives Centurys, and how many miles?
Consumer Reports is a better source for reliability questions.
Where did you get this crazy assertion?
There are already 500 MILLION EV miles combined by the Volt already. That is just EV miles which is about 65% of the total.
There are already Volt with over 150K miles.
You are just making up stuff to say.
Here is one example in the superior design for you. Volt doesn’t have mechanical ignition so the famous ignition problem will NOT be an issue for Volt. If GM had switched all its cars to Volt like ignition, we wouldn’t have this huge recalls….
The fact is that GM has to continue what they have done for the last 5 years and keep doing it. It takes time to earn a reputation as you can no buy it.
The Volt has several things going for in quality as it has as much development and refinement of any car GM has made in years so it is no surprise. There are a lot of them out there and many with a lot of miles so that BS does not wash.
Hell I just saw 3 on the way home here in the cold mid west and if you see them here there are more else where in warmer climates.
The deal on the Cobalt’s goes back to old GM and while not great media it really has nothing to do with todays cars. Many GM cars of this era had bad ignition switches and steering columns. GM even took the supplier to court over it.
GM has risen in the ratings in the last 5 years and will only continue in the next 5 years and it will work its way out.
My last 3 only had one issue as a wheel pressure sensor went out right after we got the Malibu. It was fixed and no issue since.
Our last the GMC Terrain has been flaw less.
Anything prior to the bail out is questionable as there were refinement and supplier issues. Any new model since not much in major issue.
On the other hand Toyota and Honda have reached or surpassed GM in many recalls.
So your worrying about cars that are a decade old? Which leads me to this q’s what are recalls really for and how long should a company be responsible for a problem with one of their cars or truck’s?
Ten years seems a little long to me! I think if a car that’s 10 years old has a ignition failure then the owner should have to fix it unless the owner still has a extended warranty!
I just don’t understand how people can expect a car company to repair vehicles after the warranties have expired?
I mean those switches lasted this long, now if it was something like 1 or 2 years then I would understand!
This is a known safety issue. If GM did not deal with it they would lose in court in many cases and spend more money to defend themselves in other cases than it would cost to fix the problem.
Also if the government has not already forced it they would come in at some point and force it anyways.
This is not a high wear part and should last the life of the car. Most people have too heavy of a key ring but when the ignition fails they generally do not do so going down the road.
While it may look like a lot of money it is best to head it off now as it will do more for good will, reputation and save money.
Like I said they have had issues here but in most cases the keys were just getting stuck in the ignition.
If there is more than one death things can get pretty sticky so it is best to deal with it and just make it go away.
In 2017, the 2014 Chevy Spark EV will take the Subcompact spot, and the Chevy Volt will keep its Compact spot for three years. Tesla will gain its spot, too. Electric vehicles have fewer moving parts, and wear out much less. The Volt uses its gas engine an average of 10% of the regular gas car usage, so it will stay at its spot.
I know that gas fires in vehicles are bigger safety issues, but how many times you see gas fires on the news and NOBODY complains to the manufacturers?