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Mazda Tribute Recalled Over Steering Problem
Mazda Tribute Recalled Over Steering Problem

19 Jun 2014, 15:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been only two months since Mazda called back 109,000 Tribute SUVs fitted with control arms prone to crack or even break. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just ann...

 
Entire Chevrolet Camaro Production Run Recalled, Saab 9-3 Convertible Also Added to GM Recall Tally
Entire Chevrolet Camaro Production Run Recalled, Saab 9-3 Convertible Also Added to GM Recall Tally

13 Jun 2014, 16:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though Saab is currently in Chinese hands and builds a cheap electric rendition of the 9-3, almost 29k drop-tops wearing the Swedish griffin badge that utilize General Motors underpinnings are ...

 
Chrysler Recalls 600k SUVs Over Corrosion Issue
Chrysler Recalls 600k SUVs Over Corrosion Issue

12 Jun 2014, 10:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The American automaker announced that over 600,000 sport utility vehicles are prone to premature corrosion. Specifically, brake boosters fitted to those vehicles are very vulnerable to rust damage, ...

 
NHTSA Halts $7k Daily Fines Against General Motors
NHTSA Halts $7k Daily Fines Against General Motors

11 Jun 2014, 16:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors doesn't have to pay anymore daily fines after the Detroit manufacturer successfully addressed the agency's recall inquiries. For the reason of failing to meet the April 3rd ...

 
10k Jeep Vehicles Recalled Over Cruise Control Software Glitch
10k Jeep Vehicles Recalled Over Cruise Control Software Glitch

7 Jun 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After we informed you just the other day that rougly 21,000 Ram ProMaster full-size vans are recalled over an electrical corrosion issue, the Chrysler Group returns with a new call back operation co...

 
GM Recall Saga Continues: 90k Vehicles Affected
GM Recall Saga Continues: 90k Vehicles Affected

7 Jun 2014, 16:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if General Motors didn't have enough on its head already, the manufacturer announced recently three extra safety recalls and a non-compliance call back operation, all of which were reported ...

 
Ram ProMaster Recalled Over Electrical Corrosion Issue
Ram ProMaster Recalled Over Electrical Corrosion Issue

6 Jun 2014, 18:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's produced at Chrysler's manufacturing facility in Saltillo, Mexico, the 2014 Ram ProMaster shows its Italian origins with the latest recall involving the full-size van base...

 
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Cadillac CTS-V Recalled Over Defective Supercharger
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Cadillac CTS-V Recalled Over Defective Supercharger

4 Jun 2014, 17:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in: General Motors announced the supercharger bolted atop the 6.2-liter V8 powerplant fitted to the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Cadillac CTS-V might not work properly. According to the Detroi...

 
Jeep's 2012 Airbag Recall Investigated By U.S. Safety Regulators
Jeep's 2012 Airbag Recall Investigated By U.S. Safety Regulators

2 Jun 2014, 15:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation regarding the Chrysler Group's 2012 recall involving 919,545 Jeep SUVs fitted with defective airbags. Ev...

 
Holden VF Commodore, WN Caprice Recalled Over Defective Seatbelts
Holden VF Commodore, WN Caprice Recalled Over Defective Seatbelts

1 Jun 2014, 17:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The ever-increasing General Motors recall saga continues with a safety campaign in the land down under. No less than 41,993 Holden VF Commodore and WN Caprice vehicles from the 2014 model year are c...

 
Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns
Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns

30 May 2014, 08:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns Ford Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles In Four Separate Campaigns

 
Faulty GM Ignition Switches Killed Over 13 People, NHTSA Reckons
Faulty GM Ignition Switches Killed Over 13 People, NHTSA Reckons

29 May 2014, 08:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most American drivers know by now what the GM recall fiasco boils down to - very unsafe cars. Even though the Detroit manufacturer reckons 13 people have been killed in accidents connected to the de...

 
NHTSA Probes 2013, 2014 Nissan Sentra, Versa Over Brake Issue
NHTSA Probes 2013, 2014 Nissan Sentra, Versa Over Brake Issue

28 May 2014, 13:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though General Motors is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's number one "customer", other carmakers have their fair share of recalls waiting to happen. This time...

 
Jeep to Recalibrate Cherokee's 9-Speed Gearbox Software Again
Jeep to Recalibrate Cherokee's 9-Speed Gearbox Software Again

26 May 2014, 20:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a recent technical service bulletin, Chrysler informs that dealers have to perform a software reprogram on more than 100,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs equipped with the new nine-speed gearbox....

 
Buick Enclave Recalled In China Over Defective Seat Belts
Buick Enclave Recalled In China Over Defective Seat Belts

26 May 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Officially dubbed Shanghai GM, the Detroit manufacturer's Chinese joint venture announced it will recall over 26,579 Buick Enclave crossovers for shoddy safety belts. Over the last 50 years ...

 
Dodge Recalls Ram 2500, 3500 For Clutch Interlock Fault
Dodge Recalls Ram 2500, 3500 For Clutch Interlock Fault

24 May 2014, 03:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation on a number of 2004 to 2006 model year Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks due to a clutch interlock switch failure...

 
GM Recall: 218k Chevrolet Aveo Sedans Affected
GM Recall: 218k Chevrolet Aveo Sedans Affected

21 May 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lately it seems that General Motors announces a call back operation every 24 hours or so. This instance, older generation Chevrolet Aveo subcompacts are recalled over melting electronics. GM'...

 
GM Recall Saga Continues: 2.42 Million Vehicles Affected
GM Recall Saga Continues: 2.42 Million Vehicles Affected

20 May 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After 8.1 million cars recalled in 2014 alone and a $35 million fine for delayed reporting of call back operations, Government Motors announced today it's recalling an extra 2.42 million vehicl...

 
Hyundai Recalls 137,500 Tucsons Over Airbag Issue
Hyundai Recalls 137,500 Tucsons Over Airbag Issue

20 May 2014, 11:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The latest piece of recall news comes from Hyundai, which recently announced a campaign for a hefty number of Tucson units. The crossover is being called back due to an issue with the driver’s...

 
General Motors Fined $35 Million Over Recall Delay
General Motors Fined $35 Million Over Recall Delay

18 May 2014, 18:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, the big wigs from General Motors got off their high horses and consented to pay for delayed reporting of the deadly ignition switches fitted to millions of the company's vehicles....