I'm not a surveyor. I don't know if Consumer Reports pays car owners to take a survey. Owner satisfaction | Would you buy that car again? - Consumer Reports
Lets come back in a few years and lets see how you do. If the Volt just follows the Status Quo of reliability issues that the GM brand is known for, and Prius follows it's heritage of Reliability that you may be singing a different tune. Car companies don't go bankrupt for delivering Quality to the Consumer.
No, they go bankrupt because of out of control heathcare obligations to retirees and employees that their competitors don't have. but that is for Fred's House of Pancakes.
The Volt's battery warranty is the same as the PiP and other Toyota hybrids in California (and likely other CARB-following states). In other words, it is 10 years or 150,000 miles in California and 8 years or 100,000 miles in Colorado.
I have a 07 Prius and 25 years of Toyota products. I am seeing more quality problems in Toyota products, perhaps because of cost reductions or trying to address a larger range of products. The build quality of my Volt seems better than my Lexus, but that is only my observation.
They went under because people are buying from the competition because they make junk. My father was a Life Time GM Buyer, Buick, Chevrolet, Caddy. His last 2 purchases was a Toyota Avalon. I had a Chevy hand me down Camaro and was a nighmare. My neighbor is in his late 50's and purchased the anniversary Corvette. he had more trouble with it that he could manage. Traded it in and lost his shirt. GM is in trouble because it built nightmare sin the consious of it's pervious owners and not it's health care. By the way I would love to have that perk, but no such luck.
The Prius had a recent recall on the gen 2 it was a pump of some sort. they did make good on the Sludge recall on other models. rare indeed. GM recall it is business as usual.
I don't think you can buy a Volt, it is leasing only at my local dealer. Perhaps it will follow the EV1 taken to the dump.
You should spend some time learning about the demise of manufacturing in America and all of the ramifications. We will move this thread to FHOP if we take it on here.
Huh? Of course you can buy a Volt. Leasing is an excellent deal though. If you want to move to a discussion about GM versus Toyota, or American Manufacturing versus Japanese Manufacturing, or Japanese Government versus American Government, we should start a new thread.
The Prius battery warranty in non-CARB states is 8 years or 100,000 miles so it's equivalent to the Volt battery warranty. Under CARB, both Prius and Volt have the longer battery warranty since it is a requirement for obtaining the CARB status necessary for HOV access.
I love both my gen 1 and 2 Prius but between them they have been subject to at least 3 formal recalls: • steering nut on gen 1 • pedal & floor mat on gen 2 • steering rod weakness on gen 2 recently They have also had at least 5 other service campaigns: • failing accelerator sensor in gen 1 (happened to me) • steering assist motor shaking in gen 1 (service campaign?) • hybrid battery corrosion problem in gen 1 • uneven acceleration bug in hybrid controller in gen 2 • water pump failure in gen 2 • water pump failure in gen 2 (different failure mode) In addition, there were some design anomalies: • loud grinding noise and engine lugging when breaking hard after acceleration in gen 1 • reports of occasional loud knocking on cold starts in gen 3 I also had a minor cosmetic issue with the upholstery coming unglued on my gen 2 center arm rest I've had my Volt one month shy of 2 years (VIN #42) and have 37,000 miles total with 24,000 EV miles and will soon do my first oil change (dash indicates 33% oil life still remaining). I haven't seen any sign of reduced battery range yet (a concern for some LEAF owners). The Volt has had no formal recalls. It has had 3 service campaigns that I can recall: • exchange 120V charge cord to improve 120V plug design • strengthen battery compartment against a specific side impact scenario • fix potential rattle noise from wiring in steering wheel in early cars I have also had the following minor issues corrected under warranty: • cracked plastic shifter handle (in some very early cars) • faulty wiring connector for passenger seat heater I'm one of the 92% of the satisfied owners in the CR survey. The Volt uses less gas, is more efficient overall, is cheaper to operate, and causes substantially lower CO2 emissions on grid power for my driving pattern versus a Liftback or PiP. My 30 day average is typically 25 kWh/100 miles EV and 46 mpg gas-only for a total combined mpg of 240 and around 100 MPGe. My EV CO2 emissions are either 13, 24 or 34 pounds per 100 miles when calculated against my regional Northern California average grid (.524), CA marginal grid (around .930) or US national average grid (around 1.34) pounds per kWh. A 50 mpg car would be 49 pounds per 100 miles (GREET). Over the last 8,500 miles since I last reset my trip odometer, my total mpg is 180 but that includes a 900 mile Thanksgiving road trip to Southern California last week.
Just received my EV subscription renewal invoice .... another 6 months of unlimited charging for less than it costs to fill up a Prius.
