Toyota Announcing 270,000 Vehicles Have Defective Engines · Updated
1 Jul 2010, 07:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ladies and Gentlemen, we present you... another (potential) Toyota recall. This comes soon after Lexus, Toyota’s luxury brand, issued a recall for 17,000 HS 250h hybrid vehicles due to a fuel...
2010 Suzuki Kizashi Recalled in the US
1 Jul 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese carmaker Suzuki yesterday announced a new recall concerning the 2010 Kizashi sedan, after discovering a glitch affecting the front doors of the car. The notification posted on the offic...
Renault Recalling 700,000 Scenics for Parking Brake Issue
30 Jun 2010, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The recall virus has struck again. This time the target is Renault, the largest automotive producer in France. The company announced it will recall almost 700,000 units of the second generation Scen...
UK: Toyota Solves 95 Percent of Recalls
29 Jun 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The British would be very excited to find out that their roads have become a lot safer recently. According to the UK branch of Japanese manufacturer Toyota, it seems that no less than 95% of the rec...
US: BMW Motorrad Recalls Over 15,000 Motorcycles
29 Jun 2010, 14:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Approximately a week ago, more or less, we were reporting that the motorcycle arm of German manufacturer BMW – namely BMW Motorrad – announced the recall of R-Series boxer-twin and K 120...
GM Recalls 2,000 Vehicles For Fire Hazard in Korea
28 Jun 2010, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier this month, General Motors announced a recall campaign that included 1.5 million vehicles worldwide. The call back was generated by a heated washer fluid system that could catch fire due to ...
Toyota Recalls Lexus HS 250h Hybrids Over Fuel Leak Problems
26 Jun 2010, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are going from bad to worse for the Japanese giant Toyota, as the company today announced a voluntary safety recall concerning around 17,000 Lexus HS 250h models. Following the safety tests c...
Volvo Recalling 30,000 Cars Due To Gearbox Issue
22 Jun 2010, 11:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The latest company to be infected by the recall virus is Volvo, with the Swedish company announcing that it will call back 29,299 vehicles worldwide due to a gear shift issue that could make the gea...
Suzuki Recalls Grand Vitara and XL-7 Due to Pulley Issue
15 Jun 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Suzuki’s American division announced that it is recalling 46,549 2006 model year Grand Vitara and 2005-2006 model year XL-7 SUVs, due to a potential faulty tension adjuster pulley for the pow...
Kia Recalling Cee'd and Picanto Models in the UK
14 Jun 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Kia’s UK division announced that it will recall 468 Cee'd models and 6,585 Picanto vehicles, with the campaign debuting immediately.The company has identified that up to 468 Cee'd&rs...
BMW Recalling MY 2008-2011 1 Series
13 Jun 2010, 17:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / BMW of North America announced that it is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 1 Series vehicles due to an issue with the cars’ safety restraints. When a crash of sufficient severity occu...
Volkswagen Recalls 16,000 Routans Due To Fire Hazzard
13 Jun 2010, 17:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Apparently, it’s pretty difficult to build a minivan these days: after Chrysler issued a recall for 284,831 people movers due to an improperly routed wire harness which could cause a short cir...
Recall Tsunami Hits GM: 1.5M Cars for Potential Fire Risk
9 Jun 2010, 07:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The recall tsunami, which has just caused serious damage to Chrysler is now hitting General Motors, as the company announced it is calling back 1.5 million 2007-2009 model cars, trucks and crossover...
Can-Am Spyder Recalled Due To Transmission Issues
8 Jun 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Can-Am Spyder is a true hero and, as we know, some heroes have certain unsolved issues. To be more specific, the Cam-Am Spyder has an Achilles’ heel, in the form of a transmission issue th...
Massive Chrysler Recall Announced
8 Jun 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Chrysler is about to embark on a sizeable recall of its vehicles, due to problems discovered in the Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country and Jeep Wrangler. Accordin...
Chrysler Recalls 284,831 Minivans Due to Fire Risk
7 Jun 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The current year has proven to be a difficult year for Chrysler minivans, as the vehicles are now involved in the second major recall campaign in 2010.As we reported, over 355,500 2005-2006 Chrysler...
Cadillac SRX Recalled Due to Potential Engine Pre-Ignition Issues
28 May 2010, 13:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors announced that it will recall the Cadillac SRX Crossover due to engine pre-ignition issues, which can be caused by the usage of low octane (regular) fuel.The recall affects the 2010 m...
Ford Recalls Aussie Focus on Missing Heat Shield
27 May 2010, 12:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the second time in under a month, American manufacturer Ford announced it is recalling some of its Australian models due to a missing heat shield protecting the fuel tank. The models affecte...
Lamborghini Recalling Over 400 Murcielagos Due to Fuel Leak Issue
24 May 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / More and more vehicles have been involved in recall campaigns, with million of cars worldwide needing a helping hand in order to be able to safely take their owners from A to B.But it’s not on...
Ford Recalls 5,000 Territory Floor Mats
20 May 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A nightmarish news comes from Australia today, after the local division of American manufacturer Ford announced the recall of 5000 sets of Ford Territory accessory floor mats sold in the last year. ...