Woop, Woop, That's the Sound of da Police Chevrolet Caprice Being Recalled
8 Oct 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sorry for the KRS One reference, but it's too darn funny a situation to not bring the iconic hip hop anthem into the limelight of this safety campaign. The NHTSA is at it again, this time annou...
NHTSA Investigates Ford Over Defective Power Steering Complaints
8 Oct 2014, 05:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a lot on its hands these days. The GM year-to-date recall tally surpassed the record 30 million mark, Chrysler has also been the subject of num...
Kymco MXU 700 ATVs Recalled for Fire Hazard
7 Oct 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Around 540 ATVs manufactured by Kymco are recalled because they pose a fire hazard to both operator and the vehicles themselves. There have been no fire incidents or injuries in relation to this rec...
Non-Compliant Head Restraints Made Chrysler Recall the 2014 Ram ProMaster Full-Size Van
7 Oct 2014, 08:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also known as the Fiat Ducato / Peugeot Boxer / Citroen Jumper in Europe, the Ram ProMaster is Chrysler's answer to the segment standard Ford Transit. The Blue Oval's full-size van was cal...
Cadillac SRX, Saab 9-4X, Chevrolet Spark Recalled
6 Oct 2014, 10:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you haven't bothered to keep count on General Motors' 2014 recall tally, October sees the number of individual recalls hike to 74, while the total of vehicles covered shyly surpasses 30...
GM Issues New Recalls, Year-to-Date Tally Over 30 Million Vehicles
6 Oct 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Approximately 2 months remain until champagne bottles will be popping all over the world, yet GM hasn't got the best reason to celebrate. As it was expected, the 2014 General Motors recall tall...
Dodge Viper Recall: 1,912 Cars Affected
6 Oct 2014, 08:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Previously known as the SRT Viper, the two-door Chrysler Group V10 supercar is now the subject of a voluntary recall estimated to cover 1,912 cars. According to the American automaker, affected vehi...
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Recalled for Brake System Defect
3 Oct 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also rebadged as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV was never a hot seller, be it Japan, Europe or the US. Despite the quite low sales volumes, some people actually bought suc...
GM Issues Stop-Delivery Notice, 117,000+ Cars to Be Recalled Over Chassis Control Module Defect
3 Oct 2014, 08:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The end of the current year is getting nearer, yet General Motors is still experiencing a lot of faults with new and older cars. This time around, GM is recalling 117,651 vehicles from the 2013 and ...
Two More Recalls for Harley-Davidson CVO, Touring and Street Bikes
2 Oct 2014, 12:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In late September we reported about a recall campaign issued by Transport Canada, which affected more than 5,700 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and were expecting a similar move in the US. The NHTSA a...
Older Toyota Corollas Could Suffer from Unintended Acceleration
30 Sep 2014, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The unintended acceleration plague that hit Toyota recently appears to haven’t healed yet, as a US safety agency in evaluating a car owner’s allegation that older Corolla models can unex...
Toyota Recalls Over 600,000 Tacoma Pickups for Leaf Springs
30 Sep 2014, 09:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sometimes, a car part as simple as a spring can lead to a disaster under the right, or should we say wrong, circumstances. This is demonstrated now by Toyota, which is conducting a new recall for ba...
Ford Recall: 850,000 Cars Affected
26 Sep 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just the other moment Chrysler announced it's recalling 350,000 vehicles over a fault with the ignition switch, but now Ford drops the bomb: 850,050 cars make up this new safety campaign. Th...
Chrysler Recall: 350,000 Cars from the 2008 Model Year Involved
26 Sep 2014, 13:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Yes, you heard that right. Chrysler announced a safety recall covering a whopping 349,442 cars from the 2008 model year, all of them assembled before May 12th of 2008. What do these vehicles have in...
400,000 New Renault Clio Units Recalled for Braking System Problem
26 Sep 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault's new Clio 4 has been a huge success for the French company since two years ago almost to the day. However, the popular and attractive-looking supermini might have hit a snag. Nearly 40...
Does Mary Barra Deserve to Be On the Cover of Time Magazine?
26 Sep 2014, 09:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While the so-called 'GM Recall Saga' might not ring a bell to people that don't watch TV regularly or aren't that much into the auto industry, the aforementioned is considered by...
Ferrari Recall: 458 Italia Isn't the Best Car to Kidnap People, Apparently
23 Sep 2014, 17:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's virtually impossible not to love the 458 Italia. Maybe you're not into the looks of nowadays Fezzas, but the mechanical side's credentials is hard to ignore. Boasting with a 4.5-...
Multiple Harley-Davidson CVO Bikes and More Recalled for Clutch Issues
23 Sep 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At least 5,741 Harley-Davidson bikes will be recalled for clutch master cylinder issues. The report arrives via CMG, and the number of recalled vehicles is therefore only for the Canadian market. It...
Chrysler Recalling 190k Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee for Stalling Issue
22 Sep 2014, 17:39 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Chrysler has announced that it will be recalling approximately 190,000 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs from the 2011 model year due to a faulty fuel pump relay that could cause the vehicl...
GM Recall: Almost 133,000 Cadillac and Chevrolet Vehicles Affected
22 Sep 2014, 09:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Some of you might remember that the China-spec Cadillac XTS luxury sedan has been recalled recently for a problem with the control module software that governs the vehicle's brakes. But an...