Chrysler Refuses to Pay $150M to Family Who Lost 4-Year-Old Boy in Jeep Grand Cherokee Fire
3 Apr 2015, 08:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / FCA US isn't only planning an appeal of this verdict, but it a Chrysler spokesperson shamelessly declared “The vehicles are not defective”
The Takata Airbag Recall Fiasco Has an Effect on the Price of Affected Vehicles
2 Apr 2015, 18:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / iSeeCars.com analyzed 19 million car listings to determine if the Takata-affected cars experienced a greater drop in price than those not subject to the recalls
2,000 BMW 4 Series Convertible Models Recalled for Airbag Problems
31 Mar 2015, 12:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Bad luck with airbags seems to just be following BMW around, after the X5 SUV, the 4 Series Convertible being subjected to a recall for the life-saving devices
GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility: 74 Fatalities Out of 200 Eligible Cases
29 Mar 2015, 14:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As of March 20th, 2015, the GM Ignition Compensation Claims Resolution Facility approved 74 cases of fatalities out of 200 eligible claims
Video Filmed Inside and Outside the Car Shows How Dangerous Distracting Driving Really Is
27 Mar 2015, 09:50 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Researchers have analyzed the six seconds leading up to a crash in nearly 1,700 videos of teen drivers taken from in-vehicle event recorders
Ford Recalls a Lot of Cars in North America in Three Separate Campaigns
25 Mar 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 221,108 vehicles recalled. That's how many cars the Ford Motor Company will have to fix for three distinctive issues. Your move, GM
Kia Soul Recall Announced by Kia Motors America, 208,858 Units Potentially Affected
15 Mar 2015, 07:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Kia Motors America is recalling 208,858 vehicles over a section of the accelerator pedal that may bend and fracture, increasing the risk of a crash
Chrysler Recall On Ignition Switch Goes From Bad to Worse
10 Mar 2015, 09:17 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / FCA is revising a previously announced recall of 700k minivans and SUVs, saying that owners should replace their ignition switches
Range Rover Software Defect Leads to New Safety Recall in the US
24 Feb 2015, 16:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We have some bad news for US-based Range Rover owners and a single Land Rover LR4 owner. Without further beating around the bush, your SUV has been recalled
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Tally as of February, 2015: 56 Deceased, 87 Injured
20 Feb 2015, 13:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the first ignition switch recall was announced last year, GM founded the Ignition Compensation Fund. Still, applications are still going strong
General Motors Recall Saga Continues: Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet Malibu Affected
16 Feb 2015, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors is recalling almost 70,000 older Pontiacs and Chevrolets for a problem with the electric power steering. This is an expansion of recall 14V-153
2015 Ford Mustang Crash Test Results Impressed the NHTSA, 5 Stars Awarded
13 Feb 2015, 14:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards the 2015 Ford Mustang a five-staroverall vehicle score in its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
104,144 Jaguar and Range Rover Vehicles Recalled in Three Separate Campaigns
9 Feb 2015, 13:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / No less than 104,144 Land Rover Range Rover and Jaguar-branded vehicles are due a visit to the service department for three separate causes
2.12 Million Vehicles Are Re-Recalled Over Airbag Problem, Dodge Viper Included
1 Feb 2015, 16:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA has identified about 40 vehicles in which airbags deployed unexpectedly after receiving the original remedy. Dodge Viper included.
2015 Corvette Recall: Only 46 Examples Affected
30 Jan 2015, 11:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the C7 Corvette was recalled a few times during the Year of the Recalls, 2015 came along and General Motors announced yet another campaign.
Automatic Emergency Braking Features Are the New Sweethearts of the NHTSA's NCAP
26 Jan 2015, 18:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two cutting-edge automatic emergency braking systems will be added to NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
The NHTSA Could Change Its 5-Star Safety Rating System
22 Jan 2015, 13:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A recent report from the Detroit News claims that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will soon be changing their 5-star safety rating system that has been in place since 1...
Jeep Cherokee Fire Leads to NHTSA Investigation
18 Jan 2015, 12:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Everybody's heard auto horror stories. It's impossible not to have read a forum or a friend of yours telling you "A buddy of mine just got a new sedan and its full of faults." Wh...
Subaru Recall Alert: 198,900 US Vehicles May Suffer From Brake Line Corrosion
8 Jan 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a document forwarded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by Subaru of America, Inc., the Japanese manufacturer is starting the year with a plentiful vehicle safety rec...
Lincoln MKC Recalled Over Two Issues, Ford Escape Too
5 Jan 2015, 18:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it’s a new nameplate which entered production in the summer of 2014, the Lincoln MKC isn’t without faults apparently. According to a report published today by the Ford Motor ...