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The electric vehicle industry has seen a lot of bad news in the first half of this year. Perhaps the worst news was when Manhattan Beach, California-based electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 18, seeking to sell off its assets, attributing its financial distress to adverse market and macroeconomic factors.
Tesla, the leading electric car company owned by Elon Musk (TSLA) It also received some bad news this month as the company issued a recall of 11,688 Turkish Cyber trucks manufactured between November 13, 2023 and June 6, 2024 due to problems with the vehicle’s windshield wiper motors.
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Tesla doesn’t know if the problem has caused any crashes or injuries, but the company will send out letters notifying owners of the recall on Aug. 18. Tesla Service will replace the wiper motor free of charge.
The Austin, Texas-based electric vehicle maker isn’t done recalling the Cybertruck, as it’s also recalling 11,383 of its new vehicles because a trunk trim may have been installed incorrectly. The recall notice says the loose trim could detach from the vehicle, creating a road hazard that could track motorists and increase the risk of a crash.
Tesla again said it is not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths linked to the defective trim, and that it will fix the defect free of charge.
These two recalls aren’t the only ones Tesla has had this year. In April, it recalled nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks to fix a faulty accelerator pedal pad that could move out of place and become trapped inside the interior trim.
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Electric cars aren’t the only cars facing recalls, as internal combustion engine vehicle makers are also sending recall notices to car owners. I remembered Kia this week 463,000 Telluride SUVs Made between 2020 and 2024, Stellantis (STLA) About 212,000 2022 Dodge Durango and 2022 Ram pickups recalled.
Recall manuals for hundreds of thousands of vehicles send the message that many vehicles, new and old, have mechanical problems that require repair.
More cars:
- Two popular minivans have been recalled over safety issues
- Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks due to a serious defect revealed on social media
- Mercedes-Benz Recalls Popular SUVs Again Due to Potential Fire Risk
Obviously, consumers want to know which brands are the most reliable with the fewest problems and which ones have the most problems.
Research firm J.D. Power on June 27 unveiled its 2024 U.S. Initial Quality Study that ranked the top 34 automakers based on problems per 100 vehicles, setting the industry average at 195 problems per 100 vehicles.
Stellantis Ram suffers from the least amount of mechanical problems.
The first brand on the list with the fewest problems was Stellantis’ Ram, which recorded 145 problems per 100 vehicles. The next five brands on the list were GM. (GM) Chevrolet (160 issues), Hyundai (162 issues), Kia (163 issues), Buick (164 issues), and Nissan (Ha) (166 problems.)
Porsche was the highest-ranked premium brand at No. 7 on the list with 172 problems per 100 vehicles, while rival Lexus came in at No. 8 with 174 problems. (F) And Honda (Hamad Medical Corporation) The top 10 brands with the least problems are rounded out with scores of 179 and 181 respectively.
The next 14 brands on the list were Mini (182), Subaru (183), Genesis (184), Infiniti (187), Jaguar (188), Mitsubishi (191), and Toyota. (TM) (192) Acura (193) Jeep (200), GMC (201), BMW (206), Mercedes-Benz (206), Cadillac (214) and Land Rover (214).
Polestar has the most problems.
The 10 automakers with the lowest number of issues per 100 were led by electric car maker Polestar, with 316 issues. Dodge came in second with 301 problems, followed by electric car makers Tesla and Rivian. (Raven) It tied for third place in terms of the number of problems per 100 cars, with 266 problems. The remaining six brands at the bottom of the list included Volvo (242), Audi (242), Volkswagen (241), Mazda (232), Alfa Romeo (226) and Lincoln (224).
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