Dwheat17
I've read some of the same reports...my question is...how does someone make a reliability determination about a vehicle out on the road less than a year? Ask me in 5 years and I'll let you know.
Reliability is subjective...I am more concerned if a motor blows oil or the rear axle falls off then about idiot lights going off or a sensor is bad. Every new car I have ever owned has had issues of some sort or another at the beginning.
I bought a brand new 2001 Subaru outback sedan. A semi noticeable wind whistle could be heard coming from the front passenger door. Multiple trips to the dealership proved fruitless and a utter waste of my time. Everyone could hear the noise but none of the rocket scientists could figure it out. Finally the dealership told me to go away as they did all they could do and Subaru USA said likewise. About year 8 I finally put a thin bead of caulk around the front of the side view mirror where it attaches to the car...Wala...sound virtually gone. Factor that plus the rotors on those early years were problematic and the head gasket issues...bottom line...I kept the car 17 years and 200k miles and turned out to be a very reliable car
Point is...every new car has issues...some are worth paying attention to...others are are not. IMHO the issues brought out so far are typical new car BS...It'll be 3 years minimum till anyone can say if it's reliable or not.
4 months, 4k miles and the Clarity has been a nice, decent car with normal nuances...nothing more nothing less.
Good luck.
I've read some of the same reports...my question is...how does someone make a reliability determination about a vehicle out on the road less than a year? Ask me in 5 years and I'll let you know.
Reliability is subjective...I am more concerned if a motor blows oil or the rear axle falls off then about idiot lights going off or a sensor is bad. Every new car I have ever owned has had issues of some sort or another at the beginning.
I bought a brand new 2001 Subaru outback sedan. A semi noticeable wind whistle could be heard coming from the front passenger door. Multiple trips to the dealership proved fruitless and a utter waste of my time. Everyone could hear the noise but none of the rocket scientists could figure it out. Finally the dealership told me to go away as they did all they could do and Subaru USA said likewise. About year 8 I finally put a thin bead of caulk around the front of the side view mirror where it attaches to the car...Wala...sound virtually gone. Factor that plus the rotors on those early years were problematic and the head gasket issues...bottom line...I kept the car 17 years and 200k miles and turned out to be a very reliable car
Point is...every new car has issues...some are worth paying attention to...others are are not. IMHO the issues brought out so far are typical new car BS...It'll be 3 years minimum till anyone can say if it's reliable or not.
4 months, 4k miles and the Clarity has been a nice, decent car with normal nuances...nothing more nothing less.
Good luck.