NHTSA Investigates Ford Freedstar, Mercury Monterey After Death Linked to Jack Issue
19 Sep 2011, 16:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Every part of a car is important when it comes to safety and unfortunately we have a new example that demonstrates that, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigating...
Hyundai Recalls 200,000 Veracruz and Santa Fe Units
16 Sep 2011, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hyundai will initiate a recall campaign for 205,233 units of the 2007 and 2008 Veracruz and Santa Fe models in the US due to the fact that the dirver’s airbag may not deploy in the event of a ...
Kia Sorento Recalled Due To Passenger Airbag Deactivation Problem
16 Sep 2011, 13:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Kia will recall 10,600 units of the Sorento SUV belonging to the 2007 and 2008 model years, due to an airbag deactivation problem. The sensor that deactivates the airbag when you install a child sea...
2011 Subaru Legacy and Outback Recalled Due to Moonroof Detaching Issue
16 Sep 2011, 10:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Subaru is recalling 69,590 units of the 2011 Legacy and Outback models to an issue with the moonroof glass, which can cause this to detach while driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Sa...
Honda Recalls Over 310,000 Pilots for Seatbelt Issue
10 Sep 2011, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There’s a new Honda Pilot coming in 2012, but before that happens, the Japanese automaker will have to deal with a massive recall for the SUV models built between 2009 and 2011. The official a...
NHTSA Closes Ford F-150 Fuel Tank Strap Investigation
9 Sep 2011, 14:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it upgraded its investigation into 2.7 million 1997-2001 F-150 pickups for fuel tank straps that could rusted and faile...
Honda US Recalls 2006 Honda CR-V and 2011 Honda CR-Z
6 Sep 2011, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thing aren’t that bright for Toyota, but Honda isn’t doing that well either on the recall front. We have a new one to talk about, and the bad news is that it concerns one of the core mod...
Audi R8 Spyder Recalled Due to Fuel Leak
12 Aug 2011, 07:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Earlier this week, Volkswagen faced the firing squad, as the NHTSA opened a probe into possible fuel leaks on the Jetta TDI models. Seven complaints had been received to date about a leak in the fue...
20,000 Nissan Altima Sedans Recalled for Faulty Suspension Bolts
1 Aug 2011, 14:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese manufacturer Nissan is recalling 2011-2012 Altima sedans in the United States after discovering that a suspension bolt could increase the risk of a crash and have serious consequences over ...
BMW Recalls 2011 X3 Due to Power Steering Issues
5 Jul 2011, 13:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new BMW X3 has only been on sale in the US for a few months, and the German carmaker even lets its customers watch as their compact crossovers are built in Spartanburg, South Carolina. However, ...
Citroen UK Recalls C3 Picassos With 'Passenger Brake'
20 May 2011, 14:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever found yourself in the passenger seat of a really crazy driver, who loves the loud pedal but is shy with the brakes? Well, Citroen has inadvertently given you the weapon to fight back w...
Chevy Recalling Cruze for Steering, Transmission Problems
16 May 2011, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Cruze was, and still is, a big hit for American manufacturer Chevrolet who, since the launch of the model, enjoyed a great deal of satisfaction while looking at the sales numbers. However, this ...
Toyota Recalls 51,000 Tundra Models
27 Apr 2011, 06:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Plagued with problems in the recent years, and most especially in the past two months or so, Japanese automaker Toyota seems to get no break. With the quake and tsunami twin disaster expected to aff...
Nissan Recalls 196,000 Pathfinder, Infiniti QX4
25 Apr 2011, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Some owners of the Infiniti QX4 and Nissan Pathfinder models in several US states will have to take their cars in for servicing in the near future, after the Japanese automaker found a problem ...
Toyota Recalls Models Over Airbag Sensor
22 Apr 2011, 06:41 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Japanese automaker Toyota reports that it’s recalling two models in its range, the RAV4 and the Highlander. 214,000 RAV4 units, 94,000 Highlander units and Highlander HV models will be reca...
NHTSA Investigating Toyota Corolla Over Airbag Failure
14 Apr 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / US regulators are now investigating a motorist reported that the airbags on his 2008 Toyota Corolla failed to deploy when the vehicle hit a deer at 55 mph. In an official statement made this week, t...
Mercedes Announces Recall on Selected 2011MY E-Klasse Models
7 Apr 2011, 10:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / April is definitely not a good month for Mercedes Benz in the United States, as the carmaker has just announced it is conducting a voluntary recall campaign on certain 2011MY Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse ...
Mercedes Recalling Over 136,000 M-Klasse SUVs in the US
6 Apr 2011, 14:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yes, we are going to tell you about another huge recall affecting cars in the US, but this one doesn’t sound as dangerous to the driver as faulty brakes or suspension components that might dis...
Jaguar Recalls 2010 XF, XK on Steering Issues
22 Mar 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Owners of brand new Jaguar XF and XK models will be soon notified by the British manufacturer about a recall that involves their vehicles and asked sometime around April 11 to their vehicles in for ...
Hyundai Issues Two Massive Airbag-Related Recalls for the Elantra
21 Mar 2011, 15:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hyundai has issued two recalls in the United States, covering nearly 300,000 Elantra units. The first involves 188,697 vehicles sold between 2007 to 2009, will require their passenger airbags to be ...