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...
Car Accidents Cost the U.S. $871 Billion Per Year, Study Shows
1 Jun 2014, 18:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This estimate comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest report, accounting for the economic loss and societal harm over vehicle accidents from 2010. Simply put, dri...
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
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
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...
Prepare to Buckle Up Whether You Like It or Not
26 May 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors' new 'Belt Assurance System' safety feature will practically enforce fastening your seat belts before driving off by not allowing shifting from 'park' to ...
US Congress to Lift $35 Million Auto Safety Violation Penalty
25 May 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We imagine that every driver affected one way or another by the GM recall saga blames auto safety regulators for not imposing larger fines to deter manufacturers from doing very stupid things with p...
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...
NHTSA Encourages Drivers to Buckle Up With New Safety Campaign
20 May 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though American motorists buckle up more than ever before, 2013 saw the first increase in fatalities in five years for unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants. Despite state level education...
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....
How to Prevent Premature Tire Wear
16 May 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The internal combustion car wouldn't have existed without the help of this simple invention, but have you ever wondered how much punishment a tire takes throughout its functional life span? ...
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe Almost Aces Crash Tests
14 May 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both the Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs, as well as the 2015 GMC Yukon sister model, were awarded an overall four out of five stars in the NCAP crash-test rating system. The federal agency says t...
2015 Buick Lineup to Get Rearview Camera As Standard
13 May 2014, 14:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Driving would be so much easier if trouble would just tell you it was there, but unfortunately it doesn't. That's why Buick decided to help keep you and your family safe by offering a rear...
GM Offers Big Discounts to Owners of Recalled Vehicles
12 May 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though employee pricing deals have been accounted as one of the biggest factors that led to General Motors' bankruptcy back in 2009, it looks like the Detroit manufacturer wants to use the...
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...
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...
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...