Buick Enclave Recalled In China Over Defective Seat Belts
26 May 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Officially dubbed Shanghai GM, the Detroit manufacturer's Chinese joint venture announced it will recall over 26,579 Buick Enclave crossovers for shoddy safety belts. Over the last 50 years ...
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...
GM Recall: 218k Chevrolet Aveo Sedans Affected
21 May 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lately it seems that General Motors announces a call back operation every 24 hours or so. This instance, older generation Chevrolet Aveo subcompacts are recalled over melting electronics. GM'...
GM to Pay $10 Billion Worth Of Lawsuit Settlements
21 May 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like we've told you a few days back, those $35 million going to the NHTSA from Government Motors' pockets aren't really enough to properly wash GM's recall sins. Currently, ...
GM Recall Saga Continues: 2.42 Million Vehicles Affected
20 May 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After 8.1 million cars recalled in 2014 alone and a $35 million fine for delayed reporting of call back operations, Government Motors announced today it's recalling an extra 2.42 million vehicl...
BMW to Recall 6,400 X5 Models for Faulty Child Safety Locks
20 May 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW’s North American branch will have quite some work to do in the following months, making sure X5 models are safe both for adults and children after the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin...
Hyundai Recalls 137,500 Tucsons Over Airbag Issue
20 May 2014, 11:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The latest piece of recall news comes from Hyundai, which recently announced a campaign for a hefty number of Tucson units. The crossover is being called back due to an issue with the driver’s...
Over 200 Nissan Leaf Models Recalled for Missing Spot Welds
19 May 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / GM and Toyota managed to start the year with some huge recalls involving millions of vehicles world wide, with problems ranging from unresponsive lights to software glitches and even steering racks ...
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....
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,...
Tesla Model S Battery Shield Showcased By Consumer Reports
14 May 2014, 09:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the NHTSA was spurred by a trio of highly publicized fires to start investigating the safety credentials of the Tesla Model S, the American EV manufacturer upgraded its luxury sedan to avoid a...
MV Agusta Recalled for Potential Swingarm Issues
13 May 2014, 13:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta has started recalling 223 motorcycles in the US, under the NHTSA campaign number 14V189000. The Italian manufacturer has already notified all customers and will schedule repairs in the aut...
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...
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...