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Toyota Aiding San Diego Lifeguards in Beach Safety Promotion
Toyota Aiding San Diego Lifeguards in Beach Safety Promotion

25 May 2014, 10:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / San Diego beachgoers can rest assured now that the area's lifeguards are using more trusty Toyota vehicles in their daily routine to ensure safety both on water and on the beach. Two days ag...

 
Hyundai i30 Power Steering Failure Surfaces During Moose Test
Hyundai i30 Power Steering Failure Surfaces During Moose Test

25 May 2014, 08:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hyundai i30 hatch is know for a great many things with European customers – a power steering system with three settings that feels a little vague, a 7-year warranty and the promise of good bui...

 
American Drivers Hate Texters Most, Study Reveals
American Drivers Hate Texters Most, Study Reveals

24 May 2014, 03:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With Memorial Day just around the corner, this weekend marks the start of the summer driving season. An estimated 30 million Americans are expected to take the roads these days, so expect a whole lo...

 
Dodge Recalls Ram 2500, 3500 For Clutch Interlock Fault
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...

 
Lexus GS Models To Be Recalled Over Unintended Deceleration
Lexus GS Models To Be Recalled Over Unintended Deceleration

22 May 2014, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everybody is aware that Toyota had one of the biggest problems ever with its vehicles a couple of years ago, with many models suffering from the unintended acceleration syndrome due to badly designe...

 
Summer Tips: How to Effectively Use Your Air Conditioning
Summer Tips: How to Effectively Use Your Air Conditioning

22 May 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are several tricks to cool down the cabin of your car faster, so you can leave sooner and more comfortably during a hot summer day

 
Rapper Fabolous Crashed His Black Escalade in a Car Accident With Two Trucks
Rapper Fabolous Crashed His Black Escalade in a Car Accident With Two Trucks

21 May 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Brooklyn-based rapper John David Jackson, aka Fabolous, was just involved in a car accident while riding in his Ford Cadillac Escalade in Queens, New York. According to his post on Instagram, two tr...

 
GM Recall: 218k Chevrolet Aveo Sedans Affected
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'...

 
Your Windshield Washer Container May Be Home to Deadly Bacteria
Your Windshield Washer Container May Be Home to Deadly Bacteria

21 May 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Bacteria is responsible for life on this planet as it’s the first thing that started to move and eat around here. Even though lifeforms have evolved a lot since then, we are still outnumbered ...

 
GM to Pay $10 Billion Worth Of Lawsuit Settlements
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, ...

 
Hyundai Recalls 137,500 Tucsons Over Airbag Issue
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...

 
NHTSA Encourages Drivers to Buckle Up With New Safety Campaign
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...

 
69 Words GM Employees Shouldn't Use
69 Words GM Employees Shouldn't Use

19 May 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We've all been there at least once - working like a dog at a big multinational corporation for a pay we couldn't really enjoy spending because of the 40+ hours spent at work per week and t...

 
Over 200 Nissan Leaf Models Recalled for Missing Spot Welds
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 ...

 
Toyota and Taylor Swift Team Up to Promote Road Safety
Toyota and Taylor Swift Team Up to Promote Road Safety

19 May 2014, 16:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As with other automakers, Toyota is working hard to make vehicles safer in a crash, adding sensors, complex passive safety systems, auto-braking and tons of airbags. But how useful are all these sys...

 
Black Boxes in Half of UK Vehicles by 2020: No Tracking, No Insurance
Black Boxes in Half of UK Vehicles by 2020: No Tracking, No Insurance

19 May 2014, 13:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Somebody in the UK must’ve paid close attention to what happened when the US was preparing to introduce a bill that would make black box data recorders mandatory from 2015. That was back in 20...

 
General Motors Fined $35 Million Over Recall Delay
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
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
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
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...