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Kia Recalls Telluride for Rollaway While in Park, 427K Vehicles Affected
Kia Recalls Telluride for Rollaway While in Park, 427K Vehicles Affected

28 Mar 2024, 15:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Every Kia Telluride produced since January 9, 2019 through October 19, 2023 for the 2020 through 2024 model years is included in this recall

 
Honda Recalls 250K Vehicles Equipped With 3.5L V6 Engine Over Manufacturing Defect
Honda Recalls 250K Vehicles Equipped With 3.5L V6 Engine Over Manufacturing Defect

20 Nov 2023, 14:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An iffy crank leads to premature wear of the connecting rod bearings, which ultimately results in engine damage for vehicles equipped with the 3.5L V6

 
Feds Accept Defect Petition Regarding Mercedes-Benz M274 Engine Issue
Feds Accept Defect Petition Regarding Mercedes-Benz M274 Engine Issue

23 Sep 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The owner of a C 300 from the 2015 model year had its engine crap out on him - in a very dangerous driving scenario - due to improperly-sized wrist pins

 
Feds Get Defect Petition Regarding Hyundai Oil Leakage Allegations
Feds Get Defect Petition Regarding Hyundai Oil Leakage Allegations

16 Sep 2022, 21:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the Office of Defects Investigation finds anything wrong, Hyundai and Kia may be forced to recall up to 5,231,078 vehicles in the U.S.

 
Money Shifting Destroys 10-Mile Ford Bronco’s Clutch
Money Shifting Destroys 10-Mile Ford Bronco’s Clutch

16 Jun 2022, 06:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The gentleman who uploaded these pics believes that money shifting in combination with a defect in the clutch is why this 10-mile Bronco came back for repairs

 
2022 Toyota Tundra Gets Rear Axle Replaced Sooner Than Expected
2022 Toyota Tundra Gets Rear Axle Replaced Sooner Than Expected

6 Apr 2022, 20:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The owner of this 1794 Edition escalated his truck's issue to Toyota Corporate, and unsurprisingly, Toyota was much obliged to expedite the parts

 
C8 Corvette Manufacturing Problem: Here's a Screw Gouging the Door Paint
C8 Corvette Manufacturing Problem: Here's a Screw Gouging the Door Paint

23 Mar 2020, 15:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If your 2020 Stingray has a tendency to dent the driver's door paintwork, you may want to repair this damage on the automaker's warranty

 
Kia Pays $40M Compensation for Death Caused by Faulty Seat Belt Buckle
Kia Pays $40M Compensation for Death Caused by Faulty Seat Belt Buckle

28 Jun 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in 2004, Tiffany Stabler’s father purchased a used 1999 Kia Sephia as a gift for her sixteenth birthday. He had the car serviced at the local Kia dealership and all that was necessary for...