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As it usually happens, all the rumors an voices claiming Japanese carmaker Toyota will recall both the Prius and Lexus HS hybrids turned out to be true, following yesterday's official announcement of the voluntary recall. According to Toyota, 133,000 2010 model ...
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This is really a tough year for Japanese automaker, as most of them are forced to deal with serious safety issues affecting hundreds, thousands or, in some cases, millions of vehicles. After Toyota confirmed that approximately 8 million cars are equipped with what ...
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As expected, the voluntary recall of the Toyota Prius kicked off today, but not globally yet. Toyota's New Zealand office was the first to announce the recall of all the 260 2010 model year Prius, to update the braking system software. Owners will be notified via a ...
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With Toyota's recalls driving us crazy, every single safety report that reaches our ears - or eyes, respectively - makes us think about the Japanese manufacturer. However, what we have here is actually a Technical Service Bulletin for approximately 18,000 2010 Ford ...
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Chevrolet Cobalt Suspected of Power-Steering ProblemRECALLSNowadays things went so seriously wrong with the auto industry that every time we hear the word “recall” we instantly get goose bumps and hope the recall is not related to our car. Everything around seems faulty and automakers are loosing a very important thing: trust. Well, it’s happening again, as General Motors announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation regarding the failing power steering systems in the Chevrolet Cobalt. Apparently, this defect makes the car harder to control at low speeds. Though we are not talking about a recall at this point, GM and NHTSA have received 1,132 complaints regarding the matter. According to some complaints, the faulty steering system caused 11 accidents and 1 ... >> Read more |
American artist Jeff Koons is to be involved in creating the 17th BMW Art Car in the 35th anniversary year of the program. The artist made the announcement together with Jim O'Donnell, President of BMW North America. Other artists such as Andy Warhol, David ...
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Southeast Motor, a Chinese partner of Mitsubishi Motors, will recall 734 Lancer saloons equipped with the CVT (continuously variable transmission) gearbox to fix a bolt safety issue, Xinhua News reported via Gasgoo, citing China’s quality regulator.
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Safety recalls are sure driving us nuts these days, especially after Toyota confirmed that millions of cars all over the globe are affected by that serious throttle pedal glitch that could kill us in a few seconds. However, this time we're going to talk about ...
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If you’re wondering what went wrong with the Japanese auto industry all of a sudden, the answer may be lying in some of the top secret research files of the troubled automakers or in some seriously bad karma. Either way, things are going from bad to worse, as ...
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Following almost a day of rumors, speculation and unofficial confirmation, Japanese carmaker Toyota announced through its UK media website it will begin a recall of its vehicles, based on possible accelerator pedal mechanisms faults. The extent of the recall still ...
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Yes, you read correctly. For the third time in less than six months and the second time in January 2010, Japanese carmaker Toyota announced another recall, involving no less than 1.1 million vehicles. The new recall is connected to the over 4 million vehicles one ...
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As was to be expected, the avalanche of recalls coming from Japanese carmaker Toyota is affecting the Pontiac Vibe as well. The Vibe, built by GM in the now defunct New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) joint venture with Toyota, experiences roughly the same ...
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Following the unexpected announcement made late last week that over 2 million more vehicles will be recalled in the US due to yet another accelerator-related problem, rumor has surfaced Toyota is eying to recall just about that much vehicles in Europe as well. ...
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The Pontiac Vibe crossover, a model of GM’s dead and buried brand, is included in Toyota Motor Corp.’s recall due to the faulty accelerator pedals. The explanation is quite simple: the Vibe is basically a Toyota Matrix, a model which was also included ...
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Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia announced its intent to recall a limited number of RSV4 motorcycles for engine replacement. Aprilia conducted various tests and verifications until it finally assessed that one component in a small group of engines assembled ...
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We all heard about Toyota's largest recall ever - approximately 3.8 million vehicles sold either under the Toyota or Lexus badge are equipped with incompatible floor mats that could block the accelerator pedal or, at least, this is the official reason - but things ...
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The paint hasn’t dried yet on the 2010 Acura MDX, and the North American division of Honda announced a safety recall involving a potential number of 644 units affected of this model. According to the notice posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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American manufacturer Chrysler, together with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), announced the recall of no less than 24,177 of the carmaker's Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.
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Honda will recall up to 7600 Ridgeline Pickups manufactured between January 17 2005 and June 7 2006 over potential heating, ventilation and air conditioning(hvac) issues.
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The Japanese manufacturer Toyota might have found the solution to fix its largest recall ever: installing brake override systems on all Toyota, Lexus and Scion models. Basically, such a system could prevent unintended acceleration, which proved to be the cause of ...
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