What does make them trouble? It’s all the other stuff—the weird-and-different hardware, the leading edge technology, and the interfaces done differently seemingly for different’s sake that has owners frustrated.
I was at a show a few weeks ago, where reps from VW US had some models on display. I commented to one of the reps, when looking at an ID4 “why do they insist on making the inside look like a science project?”.
But it isn’t just EVs. Whizzy touchy-feely interfaces and layers upon layers of tech are infecting IC powered cars too. Guess what, the stuff doesn’t work, at least in a manner that average people can understand.
J.D. Power Claims Vehicles Are Becoming Less Reliable
So what gives? Well, like last year, the outlet believes that it’s the modern tech going into cars causing a lot of the problems — specifically infotainment systems. This syncs with the claims made in 2021, where a shockingly high percentage of issues were tied to vehicles’ multimedia interface, and also matches the kind of reporting we’re seeing from the latest recall campaigns.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2022/06/j-d-power-claims-v…
I want a car with physical knobs and buttons that I can control by touch without taking my eyes off the road. I don’t want a distracting screen.
You will probably need to wait until the industry tires of the whizzy stuff, like it tired of the electronic instrument clusters and electronic mothers in the 80s.
VW seems to have gone heavily into the touchy-feely stuff. The nicer trims of the Tiguan, for instance, has gone to, not only a touch screen for the infotainment system, but also for the hvac controls and the switches on the steering wheel. Only the bottom trim of the Tiguan still has a radio, hvac, and wheel, that have physical buttons and knobs.
Steve
