Ford Emergency Assistance Coming to New Ford Falcon and Territory
22 Sep 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford Australia has officially confirmed that the updated Falcon and Territory SUV will get an automatic Triple Zero assistance system. Slated to go on sale in a few months time, both models will rec...
2015 Kia Soul Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick, 2015 Kia Forte Gets Marginal Rating
22 Sep 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Truth be told, Kia boasts with one of the most extensive model lineups in the United States of America. As such, the South Korean carmaker must improve the safety of its models on a regular basis to...
GM Recall: Almost 133,000 Cadillac and Chevrolet Vehicles Affected
22 Sep 2014, 09:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Some of you might remember that the China-spec Cadillac XTS luxury sedan has been recalled recently for a problem with the control module software that governs the vehicle's brakes. But an...
Fiat 500L Recall: 25k Cars Affected
18 Sep 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Documents sent by the Chrysler Group to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and published by the latter inform that certain Fiat 500L vehicles are prone to a peculiar fault. The autom...
smart Unveils The Dancing Traffic Light Concept
17 Sep 2014, 13:14 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The guys over at smart have developed a simple, yet amusing idea that could save lives by making pedestrians actually wait for the green light, before they cross the street. Called Dancing Traffic ...
GM Approved Compensation for 19 Death Claims
16 Sep 2014, 11:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Many of you are already aware of the infamous General Motors recall saga. Out of all recalled vehicles, the most notorious are the ones that suffer from glitchy ignition switches, a defect that was ...
Toyota Recall: 20k Vehicles Fitted With Incorrect Tire Placard Labels
16 Sep 2014, 08:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. announced it's calling back an estimated 20,000 vehicles for a minor error. The Japanese automaker informs these cars have been fitted with TRD wheels or Toyota...
Ford Fiesta Door Latch Problem Determined the NHTSA to Probe 205,000 Vehicles
15 Sep 2014, 18:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2014 is the year of record recalls, but it's also one of the most busy years ever for the peeps over at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The most recent large-scale investiga...
Chrysler 200 Recalled for Electrical Short Issue
15 Sep 2014, 15:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration inform that Chrysler is calling back a handful of 2015 model year 200 sedans over a minor fault. According to the automaker,...
Ford Recall: 203k Vehicles Affected
12 Sep 2014, 16:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Porsche North America announced it's recalling a mere 7 units of the Macan, the Blue Oval trumped that figure with the 203k cars that make up the two most recent Ford recalls. The two cam...
Porsche Macan Recall: US-spec Model Affected by Dodgy Brake Booster Installation
12 Sep 2014, 15:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At the end of May, the most revered sports car manufacturer from Germany shocked with its announcement that 2,500 Euro-specification Macan compact crossover SUVs suffer from a badly installed brake ...
2014 Toyota Tundra Recalled for Air Bags Issue
12 Sep 2014, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Feeling confident for not owning a GM bad-ignition-fitted car? Well, if you chose Toyota this year, you might have to go visit a dealership soon, as the automaker is recalling Tundra pickups for air...
2015 Corvette Recalled, Stop-Sale Order Issued
12 Sep 2014, 08:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just this week GM issued a handful of recalls involving models such as the Cadillac ATS, Buick Encore and Chevy Impala, but the bad news just got worse - the updated Chevy Corvette (2015 MY) is the ...
Cadillac ATS, Buick Encore Recalled Over Safety Belt Issue
11 Sep 2014, 14:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The newest General Motors-related safety recall covers certain model year 2013 Cadillac ATS and 2013 Buick Encore vehicles. According to documentation submitted by General Motors to the National Hig...
Mercedes-Benz Recall: GLK and S-Class Affected
11 Sep 2014, 14:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mercedes-Benz may be a byword for luxury and performance, but there's no car without fault these days, not even from the company that made the first ever automobile. MB USA announced recently t...
Chrysler Minivans Investigated by the NHTSA
10 Sep 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Someone submitted a complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and that was enough for the agency to open an investigation into Chrysler-made minivans. The man told in his compl...
GM Recall Alert: Chevrolet Impala, Aveo, Pontiac G3 Affected
10 Sep 2014, 11:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This latest round of recall campaigns involves approximately 16,980 General Motors vehicles. Nameplates affected include the 2014 - 2015 Chevrolet Impala, 2009 - 2010 Chevy Aveo and the 2009 Pontiac...
Cadillac XTS Recalled in China
9 Sep 2014, 12:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Like any big shot auto manufacturer, GM has a joint venture in the world's biggest automobile market. Shanghai GM also makes the Cadillac XTS in China, but some of the production run is prone t...
2015 Kia Forte Awarded 5-Star Safety Rating by the NHTSA
8 Sep 2014, 16:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the 2015 model year, the popular Kia Forte compact car received reinforced structural enhancements and an extensive list of safety features as standard. The second-gen 2015 Kia Forte four-door w...
Owner Recovers Stolen Tesla Model S Using Smartphone App
8 Sep 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might have heard that the Tesla Model S is currently the least stolen car in the US. That’s because it’s basically a huge computer on wheels, forcing thieves to be a bit more inventi...