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Honda CR-V and Pilot Recalled for Faulty Headlights
Honda CR-V and Pilot Recalled for Faulty Headlights

30 Mar 2012, 15:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda has announced that no less than 554,000 CR-V and Pilot SUVs will have to be recalled from the United State market because they have a flaw with the wiring in the headlights. "There is ...

 
BMW Recalls 1.3 Million 5- and 6-Series Vehicles Worldwide
BMW Recalls 1.3 Million 5- and 6-Series Vehicles Worldwide

27 Mar 2012, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW has recently announced a massive worldwide recall that affects 1.3 million vehicles, out of which Reuters reports that around 368,000 were sold in the US. The campaign affects 5- and 6-Series mo...

 
Certain 2006 Honda CR-V Models Recalled
Certain 2006 Honda CR-V Models Recalled

23 Mar 2012, 18:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Recalls of due to the inability to secure a child seat properly or a hydraulic bar for the rear hatch that isn’t strong enough are relatively bad, but when we hear of issues with the suspensio...

 
Subaru Forester Recalled for Seatbelt Problem
Subaru Forester Recalled for Seatbelt Problem

16 Mar 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru has announced a massive recall covering 275,000 Forester crossovers belonging to the 2009 to 2012 model years. These were built between November 26, 2007 and March 13, 2012, and a fault with ...

 
Toyota Tacoma, Camry and Venza Recalled
Toyota Tacoma, Camry and Venza Recalled

8 Mar 2012, 17:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota has announced a recall that affects three vehicles, the 2009 Camry, the 2009 – 2011 Venza, and the 2005 – 2009 Tacoma pick-up truck. The Tacoma recall is meant to replace a fa...

 
Porsche Recalls 2011-2012 Cayenne: 20,000 Units
Porsche Recalls 2011-2012 Cayenne: 20,000 Units

27 Feb 2012, 16:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Yap, it happens to the best of us... Porsche, a company that’s used to dominating reliability surveys, is now announcing the recall of over 20,000 units of its best-seller, the Cayenne. To ...

 
Acura MDX and Honda Pilot Recalled
Acura MDX and Honda Pilot Recalled

23 Feb 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The North American luxury division of Honda announced a safety recall involving no less than 8,709 Acura MDX crossovers belonging to the 2012 model year, together with the Pilot that’s built o...

 
2012 Nissan Versa, Altima Recalled for Curtain Airbag Problem
2012 Nissan Versa, Altima Recalled for Curtain Airbag Problem

23 Feb 2012, 15:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan was all sure that the 2012 Versa was going to be a hit, as subcompact buyers really don’t want style and only car about the price and practicality. This resulted in a very drab and bori...

 
Honda Odyssey Recalled for Liftgate Failure
Honda Odyssey Recalled for Liftgate Failure

23 Feb 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda says that 45,747 Odyssey minivans from the 2008 and 2009 model years will have to be recalled due to a y faulty gas-filled struts on vehicles equipped with a power rear liftgate. If you have o...

 
Dodge Charger Police Car: 10,000 Units Recalled
Dodge Charger Police Car: 10,000 Units Recalled

13 Feb 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / After winning an important battle for supplying police cars after the death of the Ford Crown Victory, Chrysler is now facing a recall for these vehicles, with almost 10,000 units of the Dodge Charg...

 
Maserati Granturismo Recalled Over Taillamp Failure
Maserati Granturismo Recalled Over Taillamp Failure

6 Feb 2012, 16:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Maseratti recently announced it is recalling certain units of the Granturismo due to a taillamp issue that could cause these lights to fail altogether.The safety campaign affects a total of 1,768 un...

 
MINI Recall: Over 235,000 Due to Fire Risk
MINI Recall: Over 235,000 Due to Fire Risk

18 Jan 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / MINI has announced a massive global recall covering 235,000 cars, which is actually more than their annual production right now, due to a potential fire risk caused by faulty electric water pumps. T...

 
Ford Recalling Almost Half a Million Escape, Freestar and Mercury Monterey Vehicles
Ford Recalling Almost Half a Million Escape, Freestar and Mercury Monterey Vehicles

11 Jan 2012, 16:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford is introducing a massive recall initiative that is seeing the company introduce two separate campaign that total almost half a million vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati...

 
Honda Issues Sales Stop for Some Used Models
Honda Issues Sales Stop for Some Used Models

4 Jan 2012, 17:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is sending a letter to its dealers telling them not to sell some cars until they complete a recall to fix an air bag defect, which has already caused to 18 injuries and two deaths. The fault l...

 
Fisker Says Most Karma Batteries Fixed Already
Fisker Says Most Karma Batteries Fixed Already

4 Jan 2012, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fisker is a brand new automaker and so it can’t really take an image blow. That’s probably why they moved so quickly with a recall to fix the coolant leak problem found with the batterie...

 
2012 Chevrolet Sonic Recalled for Missing Brake Pad!
2012 Chevrolet Sonic Recalled for Missing Brake Pad!

3 Jan 2012, 09:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’ve heard of recalls due to defective significant parts, but never have we seen one for an important component that’s completely missing. Rather embarrassingly, General Motors faces ju...

 
Fisker Karma Recalled Due to Battery Fire Risk
Fisker Karma Recalled Due to Battery Fire Risk

29 Dec 2011, 15:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a while, it was thought that the Fisker Karma would not have the same sort of safety issues as the Chevy Volt, which is being investigated for a potential battery fire taking place after crashes...

 
Nissan and Infiniti Models Recalled for Loss of Engine Oil
Nissan and Infiniti Models Recalled for Loss of Engine Oil

29 Dec 2011, 10:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan has announced a recall affecting some 14,718 cars of the 2011 and 2012 model year, including the 2012 Frontier and 2012 Infiniti M, because of a defect that may cause a loss of engine oil, ac...

 
Chevrolet Captiva Recalled: Fire from Overheating Steering Fluid
Chevrolet Captiva Recalled: Fire from Overheating Steering Fluid

22 Dec 2011, 15:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yet another recall affecting one of GM’s SUV, and this time it’s the Chevrolet Captiva from 2011 and 2012 model years, of which some 15,627 units are affected. The Chevy model could pote...

 
Cadillac SRX Recalled for Transmission Issue
Cadillac SRX Recalled for Transmission Issue

22 Dec 2011, 15:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM has issued a recall affecting over 15,000 Cadillac SRX models worldwide, aof which 8,789 are situated in the US. The affected models belong to the 2010 and 2011 model year and were put together b...