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Stories about: quality control

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

 
2022 Toyota Tundra Gets Rear Axle Replaced Sooner Than Expected
2022 Toyota Tundra Gets Rear Axle Replaced Sooner Than Expected

6 Apr 2022, 20:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The owner of this 1794 Edition escalated his truck's issue to Toyota Corporate, and unsurprisingly, Toyota was much obliged to expedite the parts

 
Tesla Model Y May Have a Chronic Rear Motor Issue That Makes It Fail
Tesla Model Y May Have a Chronic Rear Motor Issue That Makes It Fail

6 Apr 2022, 15:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Several customers already complained that the rear motor stops working even at highway speeds, which is a significant safety concern

 
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

 
2021 Ford Bronco Owner Finds Incorrectly Installed Alternator Belt on 2.7L V6
2021 Ford Bronco Owner Finds Incorrectly Installed Alternator Belt on 2.7L V6

28 Nov 2021, 16:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After merely 423 miles, the owner of this marvelous-looking Bronco found the alternator belt incorrectly installed on his rig

 
2021 Ford Bronco MIC Hardtop Quality Issues Galore, Owners Aren’t Happy
2021 Ford Bronco MIC Hardtop Quality Issues Galore, Owners Aren’t Happy

20 Jul 2021, 12:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's an old saying that goes like don't but first-year models, and this adage stands very true in the case of the 2021 Ford Bronco with the MIC hardtop

 
Tesla Model 3 Loses Rear Window on the Freeway
Tesla Model 3 Loses Rear Window on the Freeway

17 Feb 2021, 12:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owner claims to have heard a crack from when the window shattered, and then it went out into traffic. Tesla service fixed the issue, but weren’t exactly helpful

 
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E “Quality Issue" Prompts Stop-Sale Order
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E “Quality Issue" Prompts Stop-Sale Order

16 Jan 2021, 14:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As of late, launching new models into production hasn't been exactly great for the Ford Motor Company, and the Mustang Mach-E isn't an exception to that rule

 
Tesla Seems to Hide Behind Safety Measures to Force Delivery of Faulty Vehicles
Tesla Seems to Hide Behind Safety Measures to Force Delivery of Faulty Vehicles

31 Dec 2020, 12:22 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The EV maker is on a quest to reach 500,000 deliveries in 2020 and, as it transpired recently, that leaves no time for quality inspection - here's some proof

 
C8 Corvette Owner Surprised by Two-Tone Boomerangs
C8 Corvette Owner Surprised by Two-Tone Boomerangs

7 Dec 2020, 20:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This Corvette may be a one-of-one specification, but there's nothing to joke about the quality control-related error before your eyes

 
Watch a Tesla Model S Lose Its Roof on a Chinese Highway
Watch a Tesla Model S Lose Its Roof on a Chinese Highway

24 Nov 2020, 05:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Video pops up on social media, goes viral right away, prompting a response from Tesla in a little over four hours: blame a third-party shop for the mishap

 
Here’s the Full Story of That Tesla Model Y Whose Roof Flew Off on the Highway
Here’s the Full Story of That Tesla Model Y Whose Roof Flew Off on the Highway

8 Oct 2020, 04:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Nathaniel Chien accompanied his mom and dad to get a new car, had only had it for 2 hours when the glass roof flew off. The story isn’t fake

 
C8 Corvette Headlight Rubs Paint Off the Front Bumper, Dealer Will Fix the Issue
C8 Corvette Headlight Rubs Paint Off the Front Bumper, Dealer Will Fix the Issue

22 Aug 2020, 04:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors quality control strikes again, this time around in the guise of paint chipping around the headlight as a result of tight tolerances

 
Tesla Model Y Owner Complains About Quality Issues That Will Leave You Baffled
Tesla Model Y Owner Complains About Quality Issues That Will Leave You Baffled

11 Aug 2020, 16:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it costs $50k before options, the Tesla Model Y can be a bit of a lemon. To make matters worse, the service techs aren't too helpful either

 
Tesla Bombs in Its First J.D. Power Quality Study
Tesla Bombs in Its First J.D. Power Quality Study

25 Jun 2020, 03:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 2020 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) includes Tesla for the first time but not ranked against other carmakers. Still, the results are poor

 
C8 Corvette Owner Gets New Dashboard, New Door Panel, Full Paint Correction
C8 Corvette Owner Gets New Dashboard, New Door Panel, Full Paint Correction

11 Jun 2020, 17:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No, the C8 Corvette isn't perfect, and no first-year vehicle will ever be given the complexity of developing and manufacturing a car these days

 
C8 Corvette Owner Finds Quality Control Checklist in His Car's Glovebox
C8 Corvette Owner Finds Quality Control Checklist in His Car's Glovebox

20 May 2020, 17:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ever wondered what General Motors checks in the factory when they build your C8 Corvette? Well, now you know thanks to a QC checklist found by an owner

 
Ford Is Making Artificial Bird Poop for Your Sake
Ford Is Making Artificial Bird Poop for Your Sake

18 May 2020, 04:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Carmaker details how paint engineers have developed several varieties of artificial bird droppings to test how the paint reacts to them in different scenarios

 
The Audi Nose Team Is a Thing That Exists
The Audi Nose Team Is a Thing That Exists

15 May 2020, 04:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Since 1985, the Audi corporate quality control center has been employing a team of people specifically for odor control. Their job consists of sniffing stuff

 
Tesla Quality Control Issues Galore, Model Y Owner Reveals Their Extent
Tesla Quality Control Issues Galore, Model Y Owner Reveals Their Extent

14 Apr 2020, 16:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Tesla Model Y keeps getting bad rep from owners with cars that are substandard to say the least. This Model Y, for example, needs an all-new headliner