Toyota Recalls 7.4 Million Cars Globally
10 Oct 2012, 10:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just when you thought it was safe to put all your pension money on Toyota, they announce yet another massive recall that could severely weaken the company’s bottom line in the coming months. ...
Honda Recalling 489,000 CR-Vs in Europe and the US
8 Oct 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda have announced the recall of close to half-a-million CR-V crossovers from Europe and the US, after discovering that the drivers’ power window switches may malfunction, overheat and ultim...
Geely Recalling 55,000 Vehicles in China
8 Oct 2012, 13:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chinese automaker Geely has just announced the recall of 55,018 MK and MK2 vehicles manufactured between early January 2009 and late November 2010. The recall starts tomorrow, and it is set to last ...
Mercedes Recalls New SL Roadster Due to Fire Risk
8 Oct 2012, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes is an automaker that likes to focus on crash protection. They have engineers that look into real-life crashes their customers have and analyze to see if there’s something they can lea...
Honda Pilot and Odyssey Investigated for Ignition Issue
5 Oct 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Honda Pilot and Odyssey are being investigated by US regulators, to verify a possible issue with the ignition. Apparently, the mechanism which locks the key in the ignition until the car is shif...
2012 Nissan Frontier, Pathfinder, Xterra Recalled Due to Faulty Wheel Hubs
2 Oct 2012, 16:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nissan is preparing to debut a recall campaign that will see the carmaker call back 2,417 units of the Frontier, Pathfinder and Xtrerra belonging to the 2012 model year. The affected vehicles, wh...
Volkswagen Confirms Development of New Phaeton Luxury Sedan
2 Oct 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Volkswagen Phaeton is ex-CEO Ferdinand Piech’s lasting legacy with the company. He wanted a car which could do everything very well, in order to beat the established competition. The c...
Honda Recalls 537,000 Accords On Grounds of Fire Risk
2 Oct 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda have initiated quite a few recalls, in recent months, and the latest one is really quite massive. They are calling back some US 625,762 cars, of which 573,147 are Accords with V6 engines, manu...
GM Recalling 40,859 Pontiacs and Chevrolets For Fuel Leak Issue
1 Oct 2012, 10:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Pontiac may no longer be 'among us', having been killed off in 2010, we still get news about some of their products, even if they are bad ones. GM has announced the recall of 40,859 ...
2013 Chevrolet Sonic Recalled for Faulty Turn Signals
24 Sep 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we wrote about a massive General Motors recall campaign that will see the company recall 426,240 cars, due to a roll-away risk caused by a transmission issue and now it is time for a ...
GM Recalling 426,240 Cars Due to Transmission Roll-Away Issue
24 Sep 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors is announcing a massive recall campaign that will see the company call back 426,240 cars, including 2008-’10 Chevrolet Malibu and G6 and the 2007-’08 Saturn Aura, due to a...
2012 Ford Edge Recalled Over Fire Risk
17 Sep 2012, 14:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that Ford is recalling the 2012 Edge due to a fuel line issue that could cause a fire. The campaign affects a total o...
Lamborghini Gallardo Recall Reaches US
14 Sep 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lamborghini is recalling certain units of the original Gallardo, along with its Spyder version, due to a fire risk - the action started in Australia, reached Canada and has now come to the US. A ...
GM Stops Sale of 60,000 Cars Due to OnStar Problem
11 Sep 2012, 10:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors has stopped the sale of 60,000 vehicles due an issue with the OnStar system. We are talking about a software glitch that doesn’t allow drivers to alert OnStar when a crash in wh...
2013 Ford Escape Recalled Second Time Due to Fire Risk
6 Sep 2012, 12:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford is recalling the 2013 Escape SUV due to a fire risk, with this being the second time the vehicle is involved in such a campaign this year. The recall affects 6,146 units of the Escape, which us...
Lamborghini Gallardo Recall Also Affects Canada, May Come to US
5 Sep 2012, 16:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, we wrote about Lamborghini recalling 70 units of the Gallardo and Gallardo Spyder model due to a steering system issue that could lead to a fire. Now, Transport Canada, the Nationa...
2013 Volvo XC70 and S80 Recalled
4 Sep 2012, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The latest news from the “recall” area comes from Volvo, which is calling back 300 units of the XC70 and S80 models due to an issue with the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), as an...
NHTSA Recalls 78 CODA Sedans Regarding Curtain Airbag Issue
28 Aug 2012, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The CODA Sedan has been on the market for a few months now and it seems as if some of them have run into a problem regarding their curtain airbags. A reported 78 cars are affected and all have been ...
Mercedes-Benz Recalls G- and M-Class For Rubber Floor Mats Issue
22 Aug 2012, 13:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as recalls go, we thought this one would take the cake, but sadly, it has been surpassed by a recall for gasoline, if you can believe that. Mercedes-Benz will be recalling some 11,500 G-Class...
Recall Issued for... BP Gasoline
22 Aug 2012, 12:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is constantly being affected by recalls, but don’t ever consider that you’ve seen everything. So, did you think that a recall campaign due to some labels is unusu...