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Old 05-25-04, 10:24 PM
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http://www.lemonlaw.com/lemonlist.html

List of complaints filed witht he NHTSA.
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Old 05-25-04, 10:27 PM
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Notice the reoccuring theme of the company called "Ford"

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Old 05-25-04, 10:53 PM
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MODEL COMPLAINT INDEX RATIO
Subaru Impreza 27,952
Infiniti I35 21,372
Audi A4 1 8,943
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

I find the I35 very, very surprising. Both Audi A4 and A6 on there, surprising as well. 2 Acura's too, the TL (well documented tranny) and RSX. I might as well take a chance with a Kia.
 
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Complaint department phone operator:


Lexus who?


Must be a prank call...



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Old 05-25-04, 11:17 PM
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
I find the I35 very, very surprising. Both Audi A4 and A6 on there, surprising as well. 2 Acura's too, the TL (well documented tranny) and RSX. I might as well take a chance with a Kia.
Ya, that's pretty surprising. My neighbor purchased an A4 a couple months ago and some plastic covers were missing from the engine bay (only cosmetic) and the remote trunk switch failed. It's a really nice car, but it must have been embarassing for him to tell me that he was having problems with his brand new car.

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Complaint department phone operator:

Lexus who?

Must be a prank call...

Pretty funny
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Old 05-25-04, 11:50 PM
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am i the only one NOT seeing the name lexus or toyota?!
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my RSX engine warning light keep turning on and i went to the service twice already. they told me nothing wrong with this and they set the light off twice.
two days ago while i was driving, the light went on again.

i m pretty upset with my acura now.
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Old 05-26-04, 06:01 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
am i the only one NOT seeing the name lexus or toyota?!

.....or Hyundai or Kia?
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Lexus isn't on there. neener neener neener!
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strange how VW is not above Audi in complaints, and how the I35 is worse than the Aztek.
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Where's BMWs and MBs also?
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What's the deal with the impreza? I don't know anyone that has one...does it really have that many problems?
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Originally posted by southernsc
strange how VW is not above Audi in complaints, and how the I35 is worse than the Aztek.
i was suprised by that list too. i have lots of lots of friends who have RSXs and WRXs. no one has lemon even tho my RSX has some minor problems
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Originally posted by DC52E55
my RSX engine warning light keep turning on and i went to the service twice already. they told me nothing wrong with this and they set the light off twice.
two days ago while i was driving, the light went on again.

i m pretty upset with my acura now.
Sell it and get the IS!!! You deserve it after getting into UC Berkeley my friend!!
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Old 05-28-04, 01:18 PM
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Yay None of my cars ever in there..... My IS300 was problem free except 1 CD changer jam incident but was changed for me thru the dealership.... actually the Lexus dealership has bent over backwards for me. The GS300 so far has no problems and I seriously doubt it would either... except for some minor vibration noise inside the cabin... seems something is creeking in the ashtray.

btw we bought a Kia Sorrento as an advertising van.... that sucker is problem free.... I actually really like that van.... nice fit and finish and surprisingly great acceleration. Feels pretty torqey... I dont know if thats a good thing for a van though
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