Jeep to Infiniti Infotainment Defects Reduce Automotive Quality
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Staying constantly connected in your car through elaborate infotainment systems is increasingly coming at the cost of quality, Consumer Reports magazine found in its latest survey of automotive reliability.
Defective in-car electronics, such as balky dashboard touch-screens, generated the most complaints among the 17 categories that Consumer Reports polled owners of 2014 model cars about for its Annual Auto Reliability Survey released yesterday. The flaws, which include systems failing while driving, were significant in first-year models for brands such as Jeep, Fiat, Ram, Cadillac, Ford and Honda, the Yonkers, New York-based magazine said. Asian brands, such as Lexus and Toyota continue to lead the rankings.