Kia Announces Massive Recall, Nearly 260k Optima Sedans Affected
9 Aug 2022, 11:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Introduced into production for MY14, the remedy for the recalled vehicles is rather simple: adding industrial-grade adhesive tape over the headliner plates
Electric Bike Battery Explodes in Home When Not Charging, Nearly Burns It Down
9 Aug 2022, 08:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Firefighters in Australia warn of a rising trend of electric vehicle batteries being mishandled or misused, causing serious fires and safety issues
Jeep Recalls Nearly 100,000 Grand Cherokee SUVs Over Damaged Side Markers
8 Aug 2022, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Precisely 99,186 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L vehicles are called back to inspect and potentially replace their taillight assemblies
Volkswagen and Audi Recall Certain MY16 Vehicles Due to Airbag Issue
8 Aug 2022, 10:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both Volkswagen and Audi are calling back a grand total of 1,216 vehicles to replace the front passenger airbag module with a properly manufactured unit
Mercedes Recalls 27,330 Vehicles Over Misrouted Wiring Harness, Fire Risk Noted
8 Aug 2022, 09:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Optimized transmission wiring harness routing and increased cable length ensure that this condition may no longer occur from April 21st onwards
YouTuber Tries Driving With Finger Tightened Wheel Nuts, Gets a Surprising Outcome
7 Aug 2022, 21:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / In the search for creating car-related content, a YouTuber tried driving a car with finger-tightened wheel nuts and was surprised by the result
Turning a Blind Eye to Teslas Will Make Them Deadlier Pintos
5 Aug 2022, 22:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / It's not that we don't like or hate Teslas, but if nobody speaks about the mess these vehicles are making, nobody will try to correct them
Nissan Recalls 10,500 Rental Vehicles Over Software Bug
31 Jul 2022, 11:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Late-model Rogues, Pathfinders, Frontiers, and Titans built for the rental fleet are called back due to a reboot condition that fails to comply with FMVSS 111
Subaru Recalls Nearly 60,000 Units of the WRX to Replace the Backup Lamp Switch
30 Jul 2022, 15:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're dailying a 2015 to 2021 Subaru WRX, chances are your Scooby needs a replacement backup lamp switch that features an improved design
BMW Recalls iX and i4 for Battery Issue, Owners Shouldn't Drive or Charge Their EVs
29 Jul 2022, 11:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of 83 electric BMWs are called back in the United States due to cathode pieces getting into the battery cell during the manufacturing process
Falcon 8X’s Awesome Vision Power Is Now Double, Already the World’s Most Advanced
29 Jul 2022, 03:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The French very-long-range trijet is now even more powerful, thanks to a unique dual HUD technology that takes vision to the next level
Land Rover Is Recalling 5,000 SUVs Over Damaged Seatbelt Pretensioners
27 Jul 2022, 14:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Land Rover and sister brand Jaguar were never good at quality control, but this recall originates from a supplier's mistake, not the automaker's oversight
Certain 2022 Audi A3 Vehicles Feature Seatbelt Tensioners That May Not Restrain Properly
27 Jul 2022, 13:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Rather than the Volkswagen Group, the culprit for this recall is the Czech Republic-based supplier of the seatbelt assemblies
Porsche Is Recalling 40,421 Taycan EVs Globally
26 Jul 2022, 15:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Porsche's all-electric model is getting the wrong kind of publicity once again, this time over a damaged seat wire harness that may deactivate the airbags
Cyclist Uses an Air Horn To Scare Pedestrians off the Bike Lane, but It Backfires
24 Jul 2022, 18:30 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Isn’t a bell enough to attract people’s attention? This person thinks something more potent is needed. Unfortunately, it didn’t work as intended
Many Popular Trucks Have Flunked the IIHS Seat Belt Reminder Test
21 Jul 2022, 20:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Half of the 10 crew-cab pickups tested by the IIHS received poor ratings for the effectiveness of their seat belt reminder systems
Isuzu Recalls 2022 FTR Cab-Over Trucks Over Missing Transmission Parking Pawl
20 Jul 2022, 14:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Four examples of the 2022 Isuzu FTR Class 6 are called back to replace the automatic transmission with the correct unit, which features a parking pawl
Floyd Mayweather’s Lime Rolls-Royce Now Includes a Custom Mink Seat for His Grandson
20 Jul 2022, 05:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Champ continues to shower Kentrell Jr. with love and expensive gifts, including a mink-lined baby car seat that matches the interior of his newest Cullinan
Mercedes Recalls Two Sprinter Vans Over Incorrectly Connected Wiring
18 Jul 2022, 14:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Once again, Mercedes-Benz proves that full-size van customers are better off buying the more humble Ford Transit instead of the more pretentious Sprinter
Subaru Recalls Certain Legacy Sedans and Outback Wagons for Slipping and Breaking Drive Ch
18 Jul 2022, 10:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Subaru has curiously missed 182 units of the Legacy and Outback from a safety recall the Japanese automaker issued last year, in December 2021