CarComplaints.com

CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. The complaints are organized into logical groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. The average cost to fix, average mileage at failure, common solutions and individual owner comments are shown for each problem group. There is no charge or user signup required to access the complaint data, although user registration is required in order to submit a car complaint.[1]

Autobeef, LLC
CarComplaints.com logo
CarComplaints vehicle complaint page
Type of businessPrivately held
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersSouth Hero, Vermont, United States
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Michael Wickenden
IndustryInternet
ServicesAutomotive Complaint Information
Employees10
URLhttp://www.carcomplaints.com/
AdvertisingBanner ads, referral marketing
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJune 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)
Current statusActive

Recognition

CarComplaints.com was featured in a December 2014 Lifehacker article, Five Best Car Comparison Sites,[2] and also mentioned in several New York Times articles from 2013 to 2015: Ford Windstar Minivans Recalled for a Second Time,[3] Chrysler Owners Sound Off on a Power Defect[4] and Ram Dashboards Cracking.[5]

CarComplaints.com was recommended in a June 2010 report from the Consumer Federation of America titled Consumer Complaint Websites: An Assessment.[6] The CFA's report compared six generic complaint websites but singled out CarComplaints.com as a specialized resource for "consumers interested in automobiles, who should begin with carcomplaints.com." The CFA's recommendation of CarComplaints.com was repeated in media coverage by The New York Times,[7] MSNBC,[8] The Early Show[9] & other news outlets.

CarComplaints.com was also named a "Top 100 Website of 2009" by PC Magazine.[10]

According to CarComplaints.com, the 2002 Ford Explorer is ranked as the "Worst Vehicle on Record", largely due to widespread transmission failure at under 100,000 miles of drive time. It also ranked the 2004 model at #3, the 2003 at #6 and the 2005 at #18.[11][12]

See also

References
  1. "About Us | CarComplaints.com" Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. Henry, Alan (2014-12-14). "Five Best Car Comparison Sites". LifeHacker. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  3. Jensen, Christopher (2015-09-30). "Ford Windstar Minivans Recalled for a Second Time". The New York Times: Business Day. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. Jensen, Christopher (2014-08-22). "Chrysler Owners Sound Off on a Power Defect". The New York Times: Automobiles. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  5. Jensen, Christopher (2013-03-15). "Ram Dashboards Cracking". The New York Times: Motoring. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  6. Brobeck, Stephen (June 7, 2010). "Consumer Complaint Websites: An Assessment" (PDF). Consumer Federation of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  7. Schultz, Jennifer Saranow (2010-06-07). "Tips for Searching for Complaints Online". The New York Times: Your Money. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  8. Sullivan, Bob (2010-06-08). "Online whining: Does it really work?". Red Tape Chronicles. MSNBC. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  9. Jarvis, Rebecca (2010-06-22). "Gripe About Companies, Products: Free Web Sites". CBS News: The Early Show. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  10. "Top 100 Websites of 2009". PC Magazine. July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  11. "Worst Vehicles". CarComplaints.com.
  12. "2002 Ford Explorer". CarComplaints.com.
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