Matt Lauer Plays the Gender Card with GM CEO Mary Barra
26 Jun 2014, 18:22 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Between its new CEO and the massive safety issues, General Motors has been in the headlines a lot lately, so Matt Lauer and The Today Show headed to Detroit for an exclusive interview with CEO Mary ...
33k Chevrolet Cruze Sedans Involved In GM Stop-Sale Order
26 Jun 2014, 12:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The bigwigs over at General Motors announced an immediate stop-sale order on some 2013 and 2014 model year Chevrolet Cruze sedans currently in dealership inventory. As for the potentially hazardous ...
Ford F-150 Recalled Over Power Steering Glitch
26 Jun 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you thought that GM is the only American carmaker suffering greatly due to its 20 million vehicles recalled this year, think again. Some Chrysler models experience problems with the Pentastar V6,...
Hyundai i30 Recalled for Power Steering Issue Discovered in Moose Test
24 Jun 2014, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A month ago almost to the day, the Hyundai i30 compact hatchback was subjected to a so called "moose test" by independent Swedish magazine Teknikerns Varld. In it, the driver swerves to th...
BMW Recall for Defective Airbags on E46 3 Series Models Goes Official
24 Jun 2014, 11:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just a couple of hours ago we were writing that BMW is considering a recall in a couple of states in the US and we just caught word from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that there...
Chevrolet Volt Battery Coolant Issue Identified
24 Jun 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to the ignition switch recall-laden General Motors, owners of the 2012 and 2013 model year Chevrolet Volt long range electric vehicle are 'encouraged' by the manufacturer to sche...
BMW Investigating Possible Defective Takata Airbags on BMW E46 3 Series
24 Jun 2014, 08:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like after a couple of Japanese car manufacturers have recalled millions of their vehicles for problematic airbags, BMW is now looking into its own cars to see if their customers could be a...
Takata Blames Moisture for Faulty Airbags
23 Jun 2014, 19:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you “recall”, there are about 7 million cars now in the world having some nasty troubles with Takata airbags that can burst in your face the incorrect way, leading to injuries or even...
BMW USA Announces Compensations for Customers Affected by the 2014 R1200RT Recall
23 Jun 2014, 15:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Finally, BMW Motorrad has made a move to solve the increasing pressure from extremely unhappy customers. As we reported earlier in June, BMW has issued a riding ban for its 2014 R1200RT tourers equi...
Ford Explorer Investigated Over Exhaust Leak
23 Jun 2014, 11:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After multiple owners complained about very strong gasoline smell inside the cabin, the National Safety Highway Administration started an investigation to find out the exact cause of the latest prob...
GM Speeds Up Ignition Repairs With Dealer Incentives
22 Jun 2014, 17:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Now here's a little bit of good news coming from General Motors – dealerships nationwide will be offered $250 in order to hurry up the replacement of faulty ignition switches. But this is...
Kia Recalls 2014 Cadenza Over Fragile Alloy Wheels
19 Jun 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over 3,100 units of the Kia Cadenza from the 2014 model year are called back for the most peculiar of reasons: 19-inch non-chrome aluminum wheels may fracture if the driver runs over large asphaltic...
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...
Chrysler Investigated Over Ignition Switch Problem
18 Jun 2014, 20:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just as General Motors' recall tally surpassed the 20 million vehicle mark, another heavyweight manufacturer from Detroit is facing an investigation over potential ignition switch glitches. Chr...
Pentastar V6 Still Prone to Cylinder Head Failure
17 Jun 2014, 12:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Chrysler replaced the cylinder heads on 7,500 vehicles equipped with the Pentastar V6 back in 2012, the automaker announced it will extend the warranty coverage on each and every car fitted wi...
GM to Drill Holes Into the Keys of 3.4 Million Vehicles
17 Jun 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Yup, you heard that right. General Motors' latest recall involves over 3 million cars which will have their keys reworked… with an electric drill! The fix involves adding a plastic inser...
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 ...
BMW Motorrad Has Definitely Not Done Its Homework
13 Jun 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Back in the day when I DARED speak (or write, for what’s worth) about the possibility that BMW seemed in a bit of a hurry to deliver its new lineup of bikes, a lot of BMW fan boys snapped thei...
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, ...
Owners of Recalled GM Vehicles Won't Be Compensated For Depreciation
12 Jun 2014, 07:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An official statement from General Motors indicates that owners of recalled GM-branded cars will not receive any kind of compensation for lost value on their vehicles. However, the Detroit manufactu...