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Cadillac ATS, Buick Encore Recalled Over Safety Belt Issue
Cadillac ATS, Buick Encore Recalled Over Safety Belt Issue

11 Sep 2014, 14:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The newest General Motors-related safety recall covers certain model year 2013 Cadillac ATS and 2013 Buick Encore vehicles. According to documentation submitted by General Motors to the National Hig...

 
Mercedes-Benz Recall: GLK and S-Class Affected
Mercedes-Benz Recall: GLK and S-Class Affected

11 Sep 2014, 14:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mercedes-Benz may be a byword for luxury and performance, but there's no car without fault these days, not even from the company that made the first ever automobile. MB USA announced recently t...

 
Chrysler Minivans Investigated by the NHTSA
Chrysler Minivans Investigated by the NHTSA

10 Sep 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Someone submitted a complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and that was enough for the agency to open an investigation into Chrysler-made minivans. The man told in his compl...

 
GM Recall Alert: Chevrolet Impala, Aveo, Pontiac G3 Affected
GM Recall Alert: Chevrolet Impala, Aveo, Pontiac G3 Affected

10 Sep 2014, 11:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This latest round of recall campaigns involves approximately 16,980 General Motors vehicles. Nameplates affected include the 2014 - 2015 Chevrolet Impala, 2009 - 2010 Chevy Aveo and the 2009 Pontiac...

 
2015 Kia Forte Awarded 5-Star Safety Rating by the NHTSA
2015 Kia Forte Awarded 5-Star Safety Rating by the NHTSA

8 Sep 2014, 16:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the 2015 model year, the popular Kia Forte compact car received reinforced structural enhancements and an extensive list of safety features as standard. The second-gen 2015 Kia Forte four-door w...

 
GM Received 152 Reports of Problematic Saturn VUE Vehicles Covered in a Previous Recall
GM Received 152 Reports of Problematic Saturn VUE Vehicles Covered in a Previous Recall

5 Sep 2014, 16:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / About a month ago we reported that General Motors announced 5 recall campaigns, with the biggest of the lot involving 202,115 units of the 2002 - 2004 Saturn VUE crossover. Fast-forward a month sinc...

 
Aston Martin DB9 and Rapide S Covered in Latest Round of NHTSA Recall Campaigns
Aston Martin DB9 and Rapide S Covered in Latest Round of NHTSA Recall Campaigns

4 Sep 2014, 17:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The NHTSA has announced a number of new recalls, one of which includes a couple of Aston Martin nameplates. According to the federal agency, certain DB9 and Rapide S vehicles from the 2014 model yea...

 
Recall Alert: 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon Affected
Recall Alert: 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon Affected

28 Aug 2014, 13:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Automakers that operate in the United States know that it's a violation of Federal law for a dealership to deliver a new vehicle or even a used tire if it poses potential risks to the one that ...

 
Suzuki Kizashi Recalled for Spider-Related Fuel System Problem
Suzuki Kizashi Recalled for Spider-Related Fuel System Problem

27 Aug 2014, 20:24 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / It turns out that spiders aren’t just attracted to the Mazda6 these days. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued a recall for the 2010-13 Suzuki Kizashi due to spid...

 
2013 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Investigated by NHTSA for Brake Hose Failures
2013 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Investigated by NHTSA for Brake Hose Failures

26 Aug 2014, 19:53 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation on the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Utility due to almost a dozen vehicles being affected by a brake hose failure. NHTS...

 
NHTSA Announces Three New Safety Recalls, 120k Vehicles Affected
NHTSA Announces Three New Safety Recalls, 120k Vehicles Affected

26 Aug 2014, 18:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been pretty quiet since August 21st, when it announced a recall for 2014 and 2015 model year nameplates such as the Chrysler 200 and Jeep Chero...

 
Glitchy Power Modules Persuade Chrysler to Investigate the Problem
Glitchy Power Modules Persuade Chrysler to Investigate the Problem

25 Aug 2014, 11:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The total integrated power module is one of the most important electronic devices fitted to any modern automobile. Like all devices, these things aren't without fault. After a few hundred owner...

 
Recall Alert: 2015 Chrysler 200, 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Ram 1500 Affected
Recall Alert: 2015 Chrysler 200, 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Ram 1500 Affected

23 Aug 2014, 02:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After Chrysler recently recalled 89 units of the 200 mid-size sedan for an issue with the wiring harness and suggested us that it's "a story about a quality-check system that works," ...

 
NHTSA Launches VIN Search Engine to Help Drivers Identify Recalled Vehicles
NHTSA Launches VIN Search Engine to Help Drivers Identify Recalled Vehicles

20 Aug 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At the beginning of August, General Motors has received a slap on the wrist from safety regulators because its Recall Center search engine showed inaccurate search results. As an alternative to the ...

 
GM Dealers Urged to Stop Offering Promotional Key Ring Tags
GM Dealers Urged to Stop Offering Promotional Key Ring Tags

19 Aug 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember that recall GM announced back in June? If you don't, we'll remind you that the entire Chevrolet Camaro production run from the 2010 - 2014 model years has been recalled because th...

 
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, ...

 
Chrysler Establishes Vehicle Safety Office, Elects New Head of Product Development
Chrysler Establishes Vehicle Safety Office, Elects New Head of Product Development

12 Aug 2014, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the ever inflating trend toward better vehicle safety, the Chrysler Group informs about a few changes meant to make their nameplates more safe to drive than before. These changes are the establ...

 
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Received 135 Applications, 65 Death Claims
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Received 135 Applications, 65 Death Claims

12 Aug 2014, 11:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The notorious ignition switch fiasco that started at the beginning of the year forced General Motors to come up with a special victim fund for those that suffered injuries or lost their lives in cra...

 
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...