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Stories about: build quality

Weeks Before Delivery Event, the Tesla Cybertruck's Build Quality Still Disappoints
Weeks Before Delivery Event, the Tesla Cybertruck's Build Quality Still Disappoints

6 Nov 2023, 15:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A matte black Tesla Cybertruck spotted in the wild reveals panel gaps that should not be visible on a pre-production model three weeks before the delivery event

 
Ford Build Quality Strikes Again: 2024 Ford Mustang Caught With Mismatched Seats
Ford Build Quality Strikes Again: 2024 Ford Mustang Caught With Mismatched Seats

14 Sep 2023, 22:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Imagine a $60k-plus coupe getting the OK to ship from quality control and the OK to sell from the dealer after PDI despite having different Recaro front seats

 
Guy Goes From Ford Mustang Mach-E to Tesla Model Y, Regrets It Very Much
Guy Goes From Ford Mustang Mach-E to Tesla Model Y, Regrets It Very Much

10 Apr 2023, 18:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model Y owner who switched from a Ford Mustang Mach-E revealed what their biggest complaints were after spending more time with it

 
Tesla Wants To Use A.I. To Boost Quality Control at Its Fremont Factory
Tesla Wants To Use A.I. To Boost Quality Control at Its Fremont Factory

20 Jan 2023, 18:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has filed to install two robots to inspect dashboard quality in its vehicles at the Fremont factory, pointing to measures to boost build quality

 
Tesla Lacks Major Automotive Quality Certifications in the IATF 16949 and ISO 9001
Tesla Lacks Major Automotive Quality Certifications in the IATF 16949 and ISO 9001

11 Nov 2022, 10:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Most of the largest Western car companies follow this technical specification to establish a respectful quality management system

 
Mercedes Build Quality Strikes Again, 161,000 SUVs Recalled Over Detaching Window Trim
Mercedes Build Quality Strikes Again, 161,000 SUVs Recalled Over Detaching Window Trim

16 Sep 2022, 17:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mercedes-Benz is aware of 75 related claims and reports received from October 2019 through July 2022 in the United States alone

 
Scotty Kilmer Gives a Controversial Reason Why You Should Never Buy a Car Made in the UK
Scotty Kilmer Gives a Controversial Reason Why You Should Never Buy a Car Made in the UK

30 Jul 2022, 21:44 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The mechanic-turned-YouTuber says something vexed about the British people. He might not like the feedback he’s about to receive. Here’s why

 
“The Quality Is Below Any Other Vehicle I Have Ever Owned,” Says Ford Bronco Owner
“The Quality Is Below Any Other Vehicle I Have Ever Owned,” Says Ford Bronco Owner

8 Jul 2022, 09:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford and quality control appear to be on bad terms based on the brand-new Outer Banks delivered to Bronco6G forum member Arnold1 after a two-year wait

 
Lucid Air Quality: Is It That Good to Deserve Your Hard-Earned $139,000?
Lucid Air Quality: Is It That Good to Deserve Your Hard-Earned $139,000?

31 May 2022, 09:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid Air retails for at least $139,000, which puts it firmly in the luxury car territory, but is the quality that good to justify paying the steep price?

 
Tesla Recalls a Model X Over a Missing Bracket, Will Replace the Vehicle
Tesla Recalls a Model X Over a Missing Bracket, Will Replace the Vehicle

30 Apr 2022, 16:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / "An operational oversight" is how Tesla explains the structural issue affecting a sole Model X that will be replaced at no charge to the customer

 
Ford Recalls Nearly 40,000 Transit Connect Vehicles Over Inadequate Windshield Adhesion
Ford Recalls Nearly 40,000 Transit Connect Vehicles Over Inadequate Windshield Adhesion

6 Apr 2022, 21:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is calling back nearly 40,000 units of the Transit Connect from the 2016 and 2020 model years to reinstall the windshield according to specs

 
2022 Toyota Tundra Suddenly Loses Brake Pressure, Four Loose Nuts To Blame
2022 Toyota Tundra Suddenly Loses Brake Pressure, Four Loose Nuts To Blame

23 Mar 2022, 21:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A 2022 Tundra horror story that makes every other 2022 Tundra horror story appear trivial, this 1794 Edition clearly shouldn't have left the assembly plant

 
Tesla Vehicles Made in China Also Present Paint Problems
Tesla Vehicles Made in China Also Present Paint Problems

4 Feb 2022, 18:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Previously noticed only with cars made in Fremont, there are now some quality problems involving Chinese Teslas exported to Europe

 
2022 Toyota Tundra Owner Isn’t Amused by the Build Quality of His New Truck
2022 Toyota Tundra Owner Isn’t Amused by the Build Quality of His New Truck

14 Jan 2022, 19:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're interested in buying a brand-new Tundra for the 2022 model year, bear in mind these are kinks that haven't been sorted out yet

 
How is the Build Quality on the First Batch of Rivian R1T SUVs Delivered to Customers?
How is the Build Quality on the First Batch of Rivian R1T SUVs Delivered to Customers?

22 Dec 2021, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Rivian R1T is the first electric pickup truck to market and everybody is impressed. When it comes to the build quality, though, it could use more polish

 
Roadshow Says You Should Not Buy a Tesla Model Y at This Point
Roadshow Says You Should Not Buy a Tesla Model Y at This Point

26 Nov 2021, 19:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The review states that precisely after doing so and deeming the electric crossover dangerous due to constant phantom braking.

 
Detailer Makes Demolishing Analysis of Tesla's Build Quality
Detailer Makes Demolishing Analysis of Tesla's Build Quality

11 Oct 2021, 18:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jessica Tran has more than a million followers on Tik Tok and complimented Elon Musk for making an affordable electric car. However…

 
Jaguar Land Rover “Quality Issues” Acknowledged by CEO in Front of Investors
Jaguar Land Rover “Quality Issues” Acknowledged by CEO in Front of Investors

4 Mar 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Somewhat unexpected of Jaguar Land Rover, none other than the chief executive officer has come clean about the British automaker's woeful quality issues

 
Yet Another Tesla Model 3 Window Breaks - Who Can Crack the Case?
Yet Another Tesla Model 3 Window Breaks - Who Can Crack the Case?

6 Jan 2021, 17:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You can still count similar cases on the fingers of your hand but at this rate, you're soon going to need more fingers - or hands

 
Rear Bumper Flies Off Brand-New Model 3, Tesla Initially Invoked "an Act of God"
Rear Bumper Flies Off Brand-New Model 3, Tesla Initially Invoked "an Act of God"

13 Jul 2020, 23:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla didn't want to cover the damage of this bumper-less Model 3, but thanks to social media, the automaker ultimately changed its mind