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American manufacturer Chrysler announced today it is recalling over 84,000 2007 Dodge Caliber vehicles, due to the... windshield wiper. Apparently, the excessive use of the wiper may make it inoperable...
According to the official recall notice, "the windshield ...
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Volkswagen Group has issued a massive recall for several models produced by the brands it owns, including Skoda and SEAT. It appears the German manufacturer discovered a malfunction in the DSG systems installed on several cars produced between September 2008 and August ...
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Some three weeks ago, Ford was increasing its cruise control switch recall number to 4.5 million vehicles. The next manufacturer to issue a safety note concerning the same problem is Mazda, which announced that it is recalling some B Series pickup models due to ...
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Chrysler and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a recall for several models belonging to the brands owned by the US-based manufacturer. The recall concerns 2009-2010 Chrysler 300, 2009 and 2010 Dodge Challenger plus 2009-2010 ...
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Toyota Mails Warning Letters on Deadly Floor MatsRECALLSJapanese carmaker Toyota, together with its luxury division Lexus, announced today it began issuing and mailing owners of vehicles affected concerning the floor mats problem, stressing that there is no problem with the vehicles themselves, but with the "incompatible driver’s floor mat" which "interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide-open position." “The question of unintended acceleration involving Toyota and Lexus vehicles has been repeatedly and thoroughly investigated by NHTSA, without any finding of defect other than the risk from an unsecured or incompatible driver’s floor mat,” Bob Daly, TMS senior vice president said in a release. “Toyota takes public safety seriously. We believe our ... >> Read more |
American manufacturer GM announced today it is recalling around 53,000 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007 Saturn Ion and Pontiac G5 vehicles, sold in the states of Arizona, Texas, California, Florida and Nevada, due to a problem with the plastic supply or return port ...
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The somewhat abundant number of recalls in the US this year will grow in the following months with some 164,000 2008-2009 Nissan Rogue models, being sent to servicing due to a screw in the steering wheels housing.
The faulty screw, as the National Highway ...
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Another Japanese manufacturer fell under the spotlight last week in the US, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reportedly looking into a potential brake issue with Honda's 2007-2008 Odyssey models.
So far, there have been some 600 ...
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Even premium manufacturers make mistakes. And as to any mistake, it’s really hard to come clean and take the blame for any faulty system they might have decided to put on their cars. As people seem to remember mistakes, as no one forgot the A-Class fiasco back in ...
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After confirming its largest recall ever - 3.8 million cars are recalled in the US after discovering that a loose floor mat could interfere with the throttle pedal - Japanese manufacturer Toyota is now recalling over 80,000 Yaris in the domestic market- locally sold as ...
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Daimler is currently struggling to deal with an engine malfunction discovered in four-cylinder diesel engines available on Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse, E-Klasse and GLK. Autonews writes that an injection system supplied by Delphi contains a defective electrical ...
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Vehicle recalls are something we got used to, even if some of them are referring to minor glitches such as the lack of a sticker or something like this. But it appears bicycles have glitches too and some of them could even led to serious injuries for the persons who're ...
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Even if Pontiac Vibe is officially discontinued, this doesn't necessarily mean that various glitches or malfunctions are not occurring every once in a while. General Motors is now recalling 2009 and 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with 1.8-liter engines due to ...
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Nissan's Chinese joint venture, Dongfeng-Nissan, will recall approximately 50,000 vehicles in the domestic market due to a malfunction affecting the steering system. The recall information was rolled out yesterday by China’s General Administration of Quality ...
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A minor issue with a cruise control switch may force American manufacturer Ford to recall some 4.5 million vehicles in the years to come. The same issue is already responsible for the recall of some 12 million vehicles in the last ten years, making it the largest ...
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Triumph Motorcycles America have issued a rear suspension recall involving the Sprint ST 1050, manufactured between 2005 - 2009, due to some problems with corrosion of the rear drag link assembly, which might lead to a crash.
According to the safety recall on ...
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Nissan is recalling a total of 143,223 models in the United States after discovering that a tire pressure monitoring system malfunction could increase the risk of a crash. The recall affects 2008-2010 Infiniti M35, 2008-2010 M45, 2009 Cube, 2009 Murano and 2008 Rogue, ...
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After discovering a problem with a fuel hose clamp, which may end up failing, the North American division of Ducati has recently announced that it is recalling 2009 1098R, 2009 1198S and 2010 F1098 Streetfighter motorcycles. The American Division of the motorcycle ...
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The North American division of BMW Motorrad has issued a safety recall concerning 2009 model year K 1300S and K 1300GT motorcycles, due to a problem with handlebar switches. The German motorcycle manufacturer, however, did not reveal the exact number of units ...
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Japanese manufacturer Toyota is slowly beginning to sink deeper and deeper into a nightmare, with the financial problems it faces being somewhat dwarfed in the public eye by problems with its final products.
After in late September the manufacturer announced ...
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