Ford Recalls 2014 - 2015 Fusion Over Sticking Ignition Key
18 Nov 2014, 17:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / I know what you’re thinking right now, but no, the Blue Oval’s latest recall is different in nature compared to the GM ignition switch saga. Furthermore, Ford is not aware of any vehicle...
GM Ordered Replacement Ignition Switches Months Before Filing for the First February Recall
10 Nov 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It pains every petrolhead out there to face the cold truth, but GM did a lot of condemnable acts in recent years. Of course, we are referring to the mad cost-cutting of the early 2000s, which ultima...
Porsche Recall Campaign - the Hood Latch is the Culprit This Time
4 Nov 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This year caught Porsche in a difficult spot in terms of reliability - first there was the 911 GT3 fire hazard, then the notorious Nine-A-Lemon, after which came the Macan’s brake booster call...
Chrysler Recalls Over 550,000 Trucks and SUVs in Two Separate Campaigns
29 Oct 2014, 15:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Ford announced only recently it's calling back approximately 205,000 crossovers due to premature rusting, Chrysler just beat that with two fell swoops. One of them affects a lot of Ram pi...
Ford Recalls Old Crossover Vehicles Over Rusty Fuel Tank
29 Oct 2014, 14:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Dearborn-based automaker just issued a new voluntary recall campaign. Blue Oval engineers found out through a thorough internal investigation that over 200,000 cars are prone to rust prematurely...
2015 Ford Mustang GT Delivery Hold Issued. Is Your Pony Affected?
24 Oct 2014, 16:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a recent notification letter sent to all U.S. dealerships, the Blue Oval informs that certain 2015 Mustang GT models are to be inspected for a pretty peculiar reason. As it happens, Ford says som...
Takata Airbag Recall Update: Ford GT Supercar Affected Too
22 Oct 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA vehicle safety watchdog announced that the recent 4.7 million strong recall involving sub-standard Takata airbag inflators widened to 7.8 of them affected cars. This recall expansion adds ...
Takata Airbag Recall: 4.7 Million Cars Covered in the Latest Campaign
21 Oct 2014, 08:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember Toyota's recent supplemental safety recall of approximately 247,000 cars equipped with defective Takata Corporation airbags? As it happens, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administ...
Toyota Recall - 247,000 Vehicles Affected by Faulty Takata Airbag Inflators
20 Oct 2014, 17:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from Toyota: the American division of the Japanese manufacturer is calling back a hefty 247,000 cars to have their airbags replaced with safer units. Toyota says that the affected vehic...
52 Million Vehicles Recalled in the US Year-to-Date, That's One in Every Five Vehicles
17 Oct 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / All things considered, 2014 was the worst year in terms of vehicle recalls, especially in the U. S. of A. The previous yearly record was stood at 30.8 million cars back in 2004. However, 2014 saw th...
2015 Ford Mustang Recalled Over Safety Belt Issue
17 Oct 2014, 15:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though deliveries of the 2015 Ford Mustang started just a few weeks ago, the Blue Oval recently announced the first ever recall of the sixth-gen pony car. Thankfully, only 53 examples of the br...
Alternator Failure, Electrical Glitch Lead to Chrysler Recalling Almost 900,000 Vehicles
17 Oct 2014, 08:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from the NHTSA watchdogs: roughly 900,000 cars manufactured by the Chrysler Group are being recalled in two separate campaigns for problems that may lead to vehicle fire. So what are th...
Recall Alert: 291,703 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Vehicles Suffer From Faulty Ignition Switches
15 Oct 2014, 14:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the Chrysler Group began an investigation into wireless ignition node (WIN) module concerns, the American automaker notified the NHTSA it's recalling a whopping 291,703 vehicles over a fa...
2015 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon Recalled
15 Oct 2014, 08:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although deliveries to dealers commenced just a month ago, General Motors' new mid-size pickup truck family was subjected to a stop-delivery order at the beginning of October over a wiring erro...
Chrysler Recalls 184,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs
14 Oct 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With less than 78 days to go until New Year's Eve, the recall fiasco affecting U.S.-based automakers adds another considerable call back operation to its tally. This latest campaign covers an e...
Chevrolet Spark Recalled in Europe: 223,000 Units Affected
14 Oct 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Right after the golden bowtie automaker informed it sold over 1 million examples of the current-gen Spark, the city car is now the subject of a gigantic call back operation. No less than 223,815 exa...
2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Recalled Due to Steering Problem
13 Oct 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes-Benz has invested a lot in the launch of the 2015 C-Class and while the vehicle may have just started wining over customers around the world, a recall now affects the latest German star. ...
Recall Alert: 220,000 Nissan Altima Vehicles Affected
10 Oct 2014, 17:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A lot of curious faults have forced automakers to recall their cars throughout this year. It all started with the notorious General Motors ignition switch saga and then the Toyota re-recall of namep...
Mitsubishi Recall: 203,000 Vehicles Affected, Lancer Evolution Too
10 Oct 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mitsubishi Motors North America is yet again hit by a hard one. The Japanese manufacturer says approximately 203,000 cars it produced need to be inspected by dealer service departments for three def...
Ram C/V Tradesman Van Recalled Over Airbag Defect
8 Oct 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Together with the 24,497 ProMaster units called in over non-compliant head restraints, Ram is also recalling a few thousand examples of the Ram C/V Tradesman for an uncommon software glitch. Docu...