F150, Tundra and Ridgeline Number 1 Trucks by JD Power.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 7:10AM
2009 F150 1st Place in JD Power StudyJD Power and Associates have ranked both the 2009 Ford F-150 and 2009 Toyota Tundra as the number one trucks based on initial quality.
2009 Totyota Tundra Ties for 1st place in studyThe trucks tied for first place in a new owner survey. Ford Group Vice President, Bennie Fowler commented "“Back in the design phase we were already thinking about quality,” Fowler said. “We did a series of virtual prove-outs [in computers] that simulated bringing the F-150 out of design and into production on the assembly line”.
2009 Honda Ridgeline number 1 in midsize trucks.The 2009 Honda Ridgeline took the Midsize pickup truck category.
The 2009 study covers a total of 228 total problems, and organizes them into the following eight categories:
- Exterior
- The Driving Experience
- Features/Controls/Displays
- Audio/Entertainment/Navigation
- Seats
- HVAC, or Climate Controls
- Interior
- Engine/Transmission
The vehicles with the lowest number of problems per 100 as reported by their owners, wins.

