2004 Lemon List
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2004 Lemon List
MODEL COMPLAINT INDEX RATIO
Subaru Impreza 27,952
Infiniti I35 21,372
Audi A4 18,943
Ford Escape 14,441
Ford Focus 13,346
Acura RSX 11,657
Pontiac Aztek 11,537
Ford Excursion 10,277
Mitsubishi Eclipse 9,691
Jeep Liberty 9,450
Chevrolet Corvette 9,214
Chevrolet Blazer 7,938
Suzuki Grand Vitara 7,385
Volkswagen Passat 6,687
Honda Insight 6,496
Volkswagen Jetta 6,152
Acura TL 6,058
Suzuki Vitara 5,913
Land Rover Freelander 5,589
Audi A6 5,571
Dodge Caravan 5,561
Jeep Grand Cherokee 5,235
Honda S2000 5,162
GMC Yukon 5,094
Dodge Neon 5,045
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Subaru Impreza 27,952
Infiniti I35 21,372
Audi A4 18,943
Ford Escape 14,441
Ford Focus 13,346
Acura RSX 11,657
Pontiac Aztek 11,537
Ford Excursion 10,277
Mitsubishi Eclipse 9,691
Jeep Liberty 9,450
Chevrolet Corvette 9,214
Chevrolet Blazer 7,938
Suzuki Grand Vitara 7,385
Volkswagen Passat 6,687
Honda Insight 6,496
Volkswagen Jetta 6,152
Acura TL 6,058
Suzuki Vitara 5,913
Land Rover Freelander 5,589
Audi A6 5,571
Dodge Caravan 5,561
Jeep Grand Cherokee 5,235
Honda S2000 5,162
GMC Yukon 5,094
Dodge Neon 5,045
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No Toyota/Lexus in sight.
(Hey no MB or BMW here either.)
I'm surprised by the 2nd place ranking of the I35. Always thought it was one of the often-overlooked cars that actually offers both great quality and good value. Also the Impreza "won" by a landslide. What's up with that?
Guess I just wasn't informed enough.
(Hey no MB or BMW here either.)I'm surprised by the 2nd place ranking of the I35. Always thought it was one of the often-overlooked cars that actually offers both great quality and good value. Also the Impreza "won" by a landslide. What's up with that?
Guess I just wasn't informed enough.
Last edited by XeroK00L; Nov 1, 2004 at 02:41 PM.
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im also incredibly surprised that the infiniti i35 is on the list... i drive a 2000 infiniti i30 which is basically the same body but with the old engine... and i havent had any problems with it whatsoever. and it has over 100k miles on it already! ive driven it to LA and las vegas several times without a hitch.. i honestly believe there is great value in this car.. drives great... the cabin is pretty quiet... except for noise that comes up from the tires/road.
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Originally posted by GS3Tek
So that means that they worked out ALL the bugs in the 745s???
Not bashing on BMWs (not too much) but just curious.
So that means that they worked out ALL the bugs in the 745s???
Not bashing on BMWs (not too much) but just curious.
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Originally posted by 1mz-fe
i saw the news today, there was some important guy in the middle east... he was assassinated in his Nissan/Infinity I series or something. Crazy stuff
i saw the news today, there was some important guy in the middle east... he was assassinated in his Nissan/Infinity I series or something. Crazy stuff
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I am shocked there are no benzes. I bet you can't tell the people who replied on www.lemonmb.com the cars aren't lemons. I read about tranny and other problems on the I35 long time ago. Seems weird the problems weren't there on the I30.
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The Impreza- do they really mean WRX? Either way, these cars are true rattleboxes....
I don't think anyone over 25 owns one anyway...
The Infiniti I35... aka Nissan Maxima. No surprise here. This car is pretty ancient. It could be that people have higher expectations of an Infiniti vehicle, and this is a 10 year old platform.
Ford Focus and Escape- not too surprised- low budget econo-box vehicles. Probably mostly purchased by rental car companies anyway.
Aztek, Liberty- econo-box SUVs, both really awful vehicles.
Corvette- with performance like this for under $50K, clearly the R&D money was invested in the drivetrain- questionable fit & finish quality, though.
VW products- today's" Audi of the 80s" (the bad-old days). The Jetta is really quite plasticy and cheap inside. Heaven forbid you should take anything apart (lfor instance, to install a stereo)- it will NEVER go back together right.... My friend at Boston Acoustics had a late-model Jetta 1.8t- the best thing about it was that he managed to sell it before it totally fell apart.
Caravan, grand Cherokee, Yukon- strangely, people keep buying these awful things. PT Barnum said there was a "sucker born every minute" ... goes to show with $7,000 in rebates and cheap lease deals, the big three can sell ice to Eskimos.
A friend of mine had his 745i "bought back" under the Lemon Law... perhaps BMW/Mercedes customers (a friend of mine is a Mercedes Master Tech, I hear ALL the great stories about warranty work on these rigs... he admits the new E-Class is a total turd!) are ashamed to admit a questionable purchase?
I don't think anyone over 25 owns one anyway...
The Infiniti I35... aka Nissan Maxima. No surprise here. This car is pretty ancient. It could be that people have higher expectations of an Infiniti vehicle, and this is a 10 year old platform.
Ford Focus and Escape- not too surprised- low budget econo-box vehicles. Probably mostly purchased by rental car companies anyway.
Aztek, Liberty- econo-box SUVs, both really awful vehicles.
Corvette- with performance like this for under $50K, clearly the R&D money was invested in the drivetrain- questionable fit & finish quality, though.
VW products- today's" Audi of the 80s" (the bad-old days). The Jetta is really quite plasticy and cheap inside. Heaven forbid you should take anything apart (lfor instance, to install a stereo)- it will NEVER go back together right.... My friend at Boston Acoustics had a late-model Jetta 1.8t- the best thing about it was that he managed to sell it before it totally fell apart.
Caravan, grand Cherokee, Yukon- strangely, people keep buying these awful things. PT Barnum said there was a "sucker born every minute" ... goes to show with $7,000 in rebates and cheap lease deals, the big three can sell ice to Eskimos.
A friend of mine had his 745i "bought back" under the Lemon Law... perhaps BMW/Mercedes customers (a friend of mine is a Mercedes Master Tech, I hear ALL the great stories about warranty work on these rigs... he admits the new E-Class is a total turd!) are ashamed to admit a questionable purchase?
Last edited by SoCalSC4; Nov 1, 2004 at 07:38 PM.
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