Mercedes Recalls Nearly 60,000 GLS SUVs Over Manufacturing Error
9 Oct 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No fewer than 59,574 vehicles produced from the 2020 to 2022 model years are called back due to a supplier's gross oversight
BMW Recalls X7 Facelift Over Exterior Lighting Issue
8 Oct 2022, 17:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you recently took delivery of a 2023 model year BMW X7, chances are your luxed-up SUV has been recalled over a noncompliance
Dodge Recalls Journey Over Dim Reflectors, 83k Vehicles Affected
6 Oct 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No fewer than 83,453 units of the 2017 to 2018 Dodge Journey are called back stateside, and the remedy hasn't been finalized yet
Certain GM SUVs Feature Illegible Tire Labels
28 Sep 2022, 23:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 24 XT5s, XT6s, and Acadias will be called back on November 7th to have their illegible tire labels replaced
Ford Recalls F-150 and Bronco Sport to Fix Software Issue
26 Sep 2022, 15:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Due to the LED Driver Module part change from version 4.1L to version 4.2, Ford needs to update the LDM software of more than 86,000 vehicles
Cruise Autonomous Cab Stops in San Francisco Once Again
26 Sep 2022, 13:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Running without a driver forced a bus to reroute while the Cruise AV waited for rescue. It took 20 minutes for a technician to remove it
Feds Accept Defect Petition Regarding Mercedes-Benz M274 Engine Issue
23 Sep 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The owner of a C 300 from the 2015 model year had its engine crap out on him - in a very dangerous driving scenario - due to improperly-sized wrist pins
Kia Recalls Nearly 71k Tow Hitch Harnesses Over Fire Risk, Owners Should Park Outside
22 Sep 2022, 13:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Of the 70,887 units recalled, 48,835 were sold to dealers and 22,052 were fitted to the 2016 to 2023 Sorento and 2017 to 2022 Sportage
Nearly 1.1 Million Tesla Vehicles Recalled Over Power Windows That May Pinch
22 Sep 2022, 12:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Precisely 1,096,762 vehicles, ranging from the Model 3 to the Model X, need an OTA update to address this software issue
Nikola Recalls Tre BEV Trucks Over Safety Issue
20 Sep 2022, 12:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 93 Nikola Tre BEV trucks produced between November 2021 and June 2022 are called back to replace seatbelt componentry
NHTSA's U.S. Traffic Death Statistics Are Good or Bad, Depending on What You Want to See
20 Sep 2022, 10:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NHTSA showed the early estimates of road deaths for the first half of 2022 with a slight increase, but the numbers in Q2 declined for the first time since 2020
Volkswagen Recalls Two SUVs Over Software Error That Causes Engine Stalling
17 Sep 2022, 19:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More than a year after it announced the initial recall, Volkswagen Group of America extends the initial recall with two more units of the Taos SUV
Feds Get Defect Petition Regarding Hyundai Oil Leakage Allegations
16 Sep 2022, 21:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the Office of Defects Investigation finds anything wrong, Hyundai and Kia may be forced to recall up to 5,231,078 vehicles in the U.S.
Audi Recalls Q3 Over Damaged Fuel Tank Vent Pipe
16 Sep 2022, 16:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 13,004 Audi Q3 SUVs produced for the 2021 and 2022 model years for the U.S. market are recalled due to a manufacturing error
Ford Recalls F-150 Raptor 37 Over Incorrectly Tightened Wheel Lug Nuts
16 Sep 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you have taken delivery of your F-150 Raptor 37 Performance Package only recently, please check the torque of your truck's wheel lug nuts
Porsche Recalls Nearly 200,000 Vehicles in the U.S. Over Headlight Issue
13 Sep 2022, 13:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Plenty of Porsches sold in the U.S. from the 2003 through 2020 model years are called back over headlight caps that may be missing
With Computers On Wheels, Safety Organizations and Governments Must Know Software
13 Sep 2022, 13:15 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The situation with the Tesla code GreenTheOnly discovered shows we cannot test cars as we used to evaluate them not long ago
Tesla May Be Using a Code Cheat to Fare Better in Safety Assist Tests
10 Sep 2022, 17:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The white-hat hacker GreenTheOnly discovered that Tesla added ANCAP support in its vehicle’s codes. It already had I VISTA, Euro NCAP, and Korea NCAP.
2018 Tesla Model S Owner Saw His House on Fire Only One Month After Buying His EV
9 Sep 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Nishanth Vallapu bought his used electric sedan from Tesla less than one month before the car caught fire while charging and destroyed his home.
Tesla Hacker Calls FSD Blatant Cash Grab Scam, Advises People to Avoid It
7 Sep 2022, 10:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jason Hughes makes valid points about how Tesla is conducting Full Self-Driving sales and use authorization compared to what it actually delivers