GM Recalls An Extra 2.7 Million Vehicles Stateside
15 May 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Detroit giant informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it has decided to call back nearly 2.7 million vehicles concerning safety issues. Out of the five new recall operations,...
Chrysler Recalling 780K Minivans for Electrical Issue
11 May 2014, 10:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2010 to 2014 model year Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans are included in the company's latest call-back. According to the manufacturer, all cars have been assembled ...
Fiat 500e Recalled for Power Inverter Module Fault
11 May 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chrysler Group announced that 4,141 electric Cinquecentos may suffer from power loss or even short circuit due to a design flaw in the PIM. This is the second time the Stateside-only Fiat 500...
Almost 700K Ford Escape and C-Max Hybrid Vehicles Recalled Over Separate Issues
11 May 2014, 09:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's been launched just two years ago, the Escape CUV has been subjected to an alarming number of recalls concerning overheating, engine compartment fire, as well as a sticky brake ...
2014 Chevrolet Malibu, Buick LaCrosse Recalled Over Braking Issue
9 May 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors just announced its fifth call-back in the past two weeks. This time, the recall operation involves both the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu and Buick LaCrosse sedans, which may suffer from &quo...
This Is How GM Tested Revised Ignition Switches
8 May 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Almost two weeks ago, GM started shipping redesigned ignition switch kits to Stateside dealership service departments. But are these all-new units safer than their potentially defective predecessors...
GM Recalls 56K Saturn Aura Vehicles For Shifter Cable Flaw
7 May 2014, 15:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Anyone remember Saturn? Yeah, that very Saturn that General Motors killed off four years ago for being a very shallow "different kind of car company" with mediocre sales volumes. One of th...
GM Recalls 51K SUVs for Fuel Gauge Flaw
6 May 2014, 09:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if the faulty ignition switches fiasco wasn't enough already, General Motors announced that three SUV models will also be recalled for a minor fuel gauge glitch. Things over at GM seem to...
Victory Motorcycles Recalled for Crankcase Problems, May Seize Unexpectedly
5 May 2014, 11:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It appears like May is recall month, as the NHTSA and Victory motorcycles are also on the recall list of the day. No less than 11 Victory 2014 model year bikes summing up to 872 units are expected i...
2014 Honda Odyssey Recalled for Airbag Problem
3 May 2014, 11:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is doing a recall on its Odyssey minivan for problems to do with its side. No, it’s not that the sides are too boring, but that the airbags located there aren’t working properly. W...
2013 Cadillac SRX Recalled for Transmission Flaw
2 May 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Along with the affected SRX units, General Motors announced that 51 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickup trucks will also be recalled for fuel pipe connections not properly torqued. Ci...
Chrysler Recalls 159 Ram 1500 Trucks Due to Possible Transmission Flaw
28 Apr 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Chrysler Group announced today that an estimated 159 trucks need to be inspected and, if necessary, have their gearboxes replaced by an authorized dealership service as soon as possible. An u...
BMW R1200GS Recalled, Canadian Harley-Davidson Recall Confirmed in the US
25 Apr 2014, 14:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW recalls at least 187 R1200GS motorcycles in Canada for fixing a small oil leak which can turn into quite a problem. In certain 2012-2013 bikes, the gearbox seal might become dislodged, allowing ...
Some Porsche 911 GT3 Owners Getting Money as Compensation
24 Apr 2014, 14:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After a few of its brand new GT3 track-focused sportscars caught fire, Porsche discovered a problem with its 3.8-liter engine. Just under 800 examples that had been sold had to be parked until a sol...
Ford Recalls 43,000 Vehicles Over Sub-Standard Seat Welds
24 Apr 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ford Motor Company recently announced that a number of vehicles wearing the Blue Oval and Lincoln logos are subjected to a new recall operation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio...
GM Starts Shipping Revised Ignition Switches To Dealers
23 Apr 2014, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Detroit auto giant announced today that the first few thousands of kits containing redesigned ignition switches are currently being transported to General Motors dealerships Stateside. About ...
GM Ignition Switch Saga Continues with Newly Identified Lock Cylinder Problem
11 Apr 2014, 12:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Things just went from worse to worser for General Motors: the Detroit giant recently informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that no less than 2.2 million ignition lock c...
Zero S, SR, DS, and FX Electric Motorcycles Recalled for Potential Motor Malfunction
9 Apr 2014, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles announces recalling at least 94 electric two-wheelers which might develop a rather serious transmission problem. Namely, it was determined that under hard riding conditions, with th...
Gasoline-Loving Spiders Are Back: 52,000 Mazda6 Units Recalled
7 Apr 2014, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We petrolheads like to consider ourselves special, but, as it turns out, we’re not the only ones who enjoy the smell of gasoline. Apparently, the yellow sac spider is a huge fan of this odor a...
Chrysler Recalls 867,795 SUVs Over Brake Problem
2 Apr 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After General Motors' most recent recalls of over six million vehicles in the U.S., another American car maker issued a large scale recall over a brake defect. We're talking about the Chry...