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Ford Escape, Focus ST, Transit and Lincoln MKC Recalled in North America
Ford Escape, Focus ST, Transit and Lincoln MKC Recalled in North America

18 Aug 2014, 17:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An estimated 160,000 units of the Focus ST pocket rocket and Escape compact CUV are called in by Ford over a problem that affects the wiring harnesses, ultimately translating in stalling. 2013 and 2...

 
GM Recalls 124k Vehicles Due to Bad Seat Weld
GM Recalls 124k Vehicles Due to Bad Seat Weld

18 Aug 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / General Motors has announced a recall due to a faulty seat weld that could separate in the event of a crash. This latest recall affects all of four GM brands as well as a total of 124,007 vehicles, ...

 
Ford Recalling 83k Sedans, CUVs for Faulty Axle Installation
Ford Recalling 83k Sedans, CUVs for Faulty Axle Installation

15 Aug 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Ford and Lincoln are recalling 83,250 sedans and crossovers due to an issue with the front halfshafts that could potentially leave drivers stranded or even cause a rollaway. This recall affects the ...

 
Land Rover LR2, Evoque Recalled for Passenger Airbag Concern
Land Rover LR2, Evoque Recalled for Passenger Airbag Concern

13 Aug 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Land Rover has announced a recall for about 40,000 of its small SUVs due to an issue with the passenger airbag. While many vehicles have suffered from passenger airbag recalls recently due to a supp...

 
Volkswagen Tiguan Recall: 151,000 Units Suffer from Fuel Pump Problems
Volkswagen Tiguan Recall: 151,000 Units Suffer from Fuel Pump Problems

11 Aug 2014, 14:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is probably less than a year away from launching the Mk2 Tiguan. However, before it can do that, it will have to fix a number of current generation models. A voluntary recall announced by...

 
2015 Chrysler 200 Called In Over Faulty Wiring Harnesses
2015 Chrysler 200 Called In Over Faulty Wiring Harnesses

11 Aug 2014, 08:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The all-new Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan might go through 3,500 quality controls at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, but some of the vehicles produced up to this moment aren't without manufa...

 
GM Announces 5 Recalls Covering 269,000 Vehicles
GM Announces 5 Recalls Covering 269,000 Vehicles

10 Aug 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been awhile since General Motors has called in some cars, ain't it? Well not anymore. The carmaker informed recently that 269,000 older and newer nameplates are involved in separate c...

 
Mitsubishi Outlander Recalled Over Power Steering Problem
Mitsubishi Outlander Recalled Over Power Steering Problem

6 Aug 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Contrary to popular belief, cars engineered and manufactured in Japan aren't not as reliable as ignorants believe them to be. Try to remember the notorious Toyota sudden unintended acceleration...

 
GM Recall Center Website Found to Give Misleading Search Results
GM Recall Center Website Found to Give Misleading Search Results

4 Aug 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: the GM Recall Center is not working properly. One might be lead to think that there may be an unindented fault in the system, bu...

 
Hyundai Recalls Three Models, 419k Vehicles Affected
Hyundai Recalls Three Models, 419k Vehicles Affected

1 Aug 2014, 22:59 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / It seems like the last month has been especially brutal to Hyundai in terms of vehicle recalls, and the hits just keep on coming for the South Korean automaker with the latest announcement affecting...

 
Ferrari 250 GTO Could be the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction
Ferrari 250 GTO Could be the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction

1 Aug 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / As evidence that classic car prices are continuing their record climb, the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that you see above is expected to become the most expensive car ever to be sold at an auction. Yes, th...

 
Suzuki Verona Called In Due to Overheating DRL Module
Suzuki Verona Called In Due to Overheating DRL Module

31 Jul 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Suzuki informed that some of its Verona sedans are prone to catch fire. Also known as the Chevrolet Evanda in Eastern Europe and Daewoo Evanda / Magnus in other markets, the mid-size Suzuki sedans i...

 
Fiat Recalls 500L Over Knee Airbags Deployment Issues
Fiat Recalls 500L Over Knee Airbags Deployment Issues

31 Jul 2014, 08:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Everybody loves the Fiat 500 city car, but its L, L Trekking and L Living mini MPV derivates haven't really cut the mustard since they were introduced. We're not necessarily referring to t...

 
Hyundai Sonata Recalled Over Fragile Shift Cable
Hyundai Sonata Recalled Over Fragile Shift Cable

30 Jul 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Oh my! Just two days ago the NHTSA announced that the 2015 Hyundai Sonata needs more sturdy front brake calipers, the second recall after the sedan was previously called back over a faulty wiring ha...

 
2015 Hyundai Sonata Recalled Over Feeble Brake Calipers
2015 Hyundai Sonata Recalled Over Feeble Brake Calipers

28 Jul 2014, 19:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While the seventh-generation Hyundai Sonata is a good piece of personal transportation kit for its low $21,150 starting MSRP, the South Korean mid-size sedan is recalled for an issue with the brake ...

 
Defective Takata Airbags Force Re-Recall of Mazda6, RX-8
Defective Takata Airbags Force Re-Recall of Mazda6, RX-8

25 Jul 2014, 17:18 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Automakers are already dealing with a large number of recalls associated with faulty Takata airbags, but Mazda is now facing the recall of a previous recall to replace defective passenger side airba...

 
Holden Commodore Recalled Over Sub-Standard Seat Weld
Holden Commodore Recalled Over Sub-Standard Seat Weld

24 Jul 2014, 12:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Considering that the Aussie nameplate has been recalled four times in three months' time and this fifth campaign hikes the tally to a whopping 100,000 affected vehicles, it makes you wonder if ...

 
General Motors Recall Saga Continues With 6 New Campaigns
General Motors Recall Saga Continues With 6 New Campaigns

23 Jul 2014, 18:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We're in the 30th week of the year and General Motors' recall tally approaches the 30 million mark. As if that wasn't enough of a handful, the manufacturer recently announced that it&...

 
Jeep Commander, Grand Cherokee Recalled Over Ignition Switch Fault
Jeep Commander, Grand Cherokee Recalled Over Ignition Switch Fault

23 Jul 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's not like only GM has hit it low with those millions of vehicles called back over very diverse safety or non-compliance defects. Now Chrysler is recalling almost 800k SUVs over the same pro...

 
1.3 Million GM Vehicles Recalled Over Electric Power Steering Issues
1.3 Million GM Vehicles Recalled Over Electric Power Steering Issues

21 Jul 2014, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While the entire automotive industry has recalled almost 28 million automobiles last year, General Motors is getting perilously close to the 30 million mark. If you take into consideration this lous...