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 Timothy Moore

Chrysler Ignition Switch Issue Deepens

Chrysler Ignition Switch Issue Deepens

While no one can likely top GM’s performance in the area of ignition switch recalls, Chrysler is gunning for a close second. The automaker is planning to recall several older-model SUVs (number not yet determined) due to ignition switch performance, though no injuries have been reported (just one accident and a few complaints). Chrysler Group […]

 Timothy Moore

Read Mary Barra’s Prepared Testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee

Read Mary Barra’s Prepared Testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee

Yesterday, Mary Barra, General Motors CEO, went before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance. Yes, that’s really what it’s called, and no, it’s not possible to regard it as such without smirking at its ridiculousness. And, for fans of the best TV show ever […]

 Kyle Johnson

News: Matt Lauer Asks Mary Barra Stupid Questions

News: Matt Lauer Asks Mary Barra Stupid Questions

Matt Lauer, host of The Today Show and longtime antagonist of reasonable hair styles, interviewed embattled GM CEO Mary Barra on Thursday morning in the wake of a stop-sale order being issued for all 2013-2014 Chevy Cruze. Lauer may as well have been practicing his fast pitch technique with a busted shoulder for all the […]

 The News Wheel

Read Mary Barra’s Oral Testimony for the U.S. House Hearing

Read Mary Barra’s Oral Testimony for the U.S. House Hearing

Earlier today we posted Mary Barra’s prepared remarks for her U.S. House hearing. Now we’ve got her actual oral remarks, which contain an addition (bolded). The spoken word is definitive. You can read Mary Barra’s oral testimony for the U.S. House hearing below.   I appreciate the chance to appear before you again today on […]

 The News Wheel

Read Mary Barra’s Prepared Testimony for the U.S. House Hearing

Read Mary Barra’s Prepared Testimony for the U.S. House Hearing

General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today, June 18, 2014, to further testify on the ignition switch recall issue. She has prepared her remarks and publicly released them ahead of her appearance. You can read Mary Barra’s prepared testimony for […]

 Kyle Johnson

2014 Nissan LEAF Recall: Yes, You’ll Get a New Car

2014 Nissan LEAF Recall: Yes, You’ll Get a New Car

Because "Any vehicle missing welds will be replaced" in fact means that you're getting a new car. NHTSA means what NHTSA says.

If an automaker told you that their vehicles had a defect so difficult to fix that they had no choice but to replace the entire car, their stock would probably drop faster than the new Jack White album. Nissan, however, isn’t worried too much about their latest recall, wherein 211 LEAFs are being called in […]

 The News Wheel

Mary Barra’s U-M Commencement Speech to be Livestreamed

Mary Barra’s U-M Commencement Speech to be Livestreamed

General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, has been under relentless fire following the major GM recall of recent months, but she has held her own throughout the process, especially given that she only found out about the issue right after she officially became CEO of the company (and the first female CEO of a U.S. automotive […]

 The News Wheel

Carfax: Unfixed Recall Issues Found in 3.5 Million Used Cars

Carfax: Unfixed Recall Issues Found in 3.5 Million Used Cars

ATTENTION: If you own a car in these weird and wild times, there is a distinct possibility that your vehicle might be involved in a recall (particularly if your car was manufactured by a company whose name rhymes with Femoral Boaters). According to a report issued by Carfax, more than 3.5 million used vehicles that […]

 The News Wheel

2013 Toyota Camry Overview

2013 Toyota Camry Overview

What’s New for the 2013 Toyota Camry A rear cross-traffic alert functionality is new for the 2013 Toyota Camry as part of the blind spot monitoring system. All Camry models also have a standard 6-inch central display screen and upgraded door panel trim. 2013 Toyota Camry Exterior The Toyota Camry has been one of the […]

 Kyle Johnson

Volkswagen Issues Stop-Sale Order and Recall Within 24 Hour Span

Volkswagen Issues Stop-Sale Order and Recall Within 24 Hour Span

The stop-sale order affects certain 2014 Jettas, Passats, and Beetles; the recall is for 150,201 Passats with potential low beam headlight issues.

Yesterday, Jalopnik reported that it obtained a dealer memo stating that issued a stop-sale order for 2014 Jettas, Passats, and Beetles equipped with 1.8T engines built after February 1st and mated to automatic transmissions for a potential transmission oil cooler leak. There is no indication as to how many vehicles are affected by the problem, […]

 Timothy Moore

Spiders in the Gas Tanks of Mazda6 Sedans Leads to Recall, Again

Spiders in the Gas Tanks of Mazda6 Sedans Leads to Recall, Again

Mazda has joined the long list of recalls that have plagued the auto market over the last month and a half, but whereas recalls from GM are no laughing matter, Mazda has kept things on the lighter side. Reportedly, spiders in the gas tanks of Mazda6 sedans have led to a recall that concerns 42,000 […]

 The News Wheel

870,000 Chrysler Group SUVs Recalled For Potential Brake Issues

870,000 Chrysler Group SUVs Recalled For Potential Brake Issues

No, this is not an April Fools’ joke, although The News Wheel editor, Kyle Johnson, did have a bit of fun with April Fools’ recalls yesterday. Chrysler Group has issued a recall for roughly 870,000 Chrysler Group SUVs, including Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos from model years 2011 – 2014. Reportedly, the automaker launched […]

 Timothy Moore

April Fools’ Day: Acura Is the Top Luxury Brand…Alphabetically

April Fools’ Day: Acura Is the Top Luxury Brand…Alphabetically

Sometimes automakers can be funny, and sometimes they can be downright horrifying. Luckily for Acura, they’ve fallen toward the more funny side of things and have left the horrifying up to GM, which recalled over 6 million vehicles in one month. I know what you’re thinking: “What? Acura, funny? Next you’re going to tell me […]

 The News Wheel

2003 – 2004 Toyota Avalon Recall Alert

2003 – 2004 Toyota Avalon Recall Alert

At the end of last week, Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a 2003 – 2004 Toyota Avalon recall, which affects certain models of the Avalon manufactured between June 5, 2002, and December 20, 2004. Reportedly, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits in the affected Avalons are susceptible to internal shorting […]

 Kyle Johnson

So It Shall Come to Pass: Cadillac ELR Recalled for Technical Glitch

So It Shall Come to Pass: Cadillac ELR Recalled for Technical Glitch

Yesterday, I suggested that the Cadillac ELR might be in need of a recall to fix the burn that Ford put on them with the "Upside" ad. Turns out, I wasn't all that far off.

It was only yesterday that I wrote the following line in my blog about Ford’s delicious send-up of Cadillac’s preposterously stupid “Poolside” commercial: “We dare say that General Motors might need to issue yet another recall, this time for the Cadillac ELR, because that sumbitch just got BURNED!” Well, I’m not going to say that […]

 Timothy Moore

Toyota’s $1.2 billion Payout Due to People with Two Left Feet?

Toyota’s $1.2 billion Payout Due to People with Two Left Feet?

Today, just as things are heating up for General Motors following their decade-long recall scandal, Toyota has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over an unintended acceleration issue to the tune of $1.2 billion. You know, just petty cash. Toyota’s $1.2 billion payout means that the automaker has successfully evaded prosecution. Already, however, […]

 Kyle Johnson

Barra Names Jeffrey Boyer VP of Global Safety, Apologizes for Deaths

Barra Names Jeffrey Boyer VP of Global Safety, Apologizes for Deaths

Since the GM recall has all the makings of an alleyway dumpster fire burning out of control—particularly with the news that General Motors will be issuing three new recalls for another 1.5 million vehicles—it makes all the sense in the world the new CEO Mary Barra would want to start taking corrective action as soon […]

 The News Wheel

2014 Ram ProMaster Recall Due to Broken Brake Hoses

2014 Ram ProMaster Recall Due to Broken Brake Hoses

Following GM’s recent recall disaster, it’s nice to know that some car companies can do recalls right (now and then). Chrysler Group recently announced a 2014 Ram ProMaster recall that will likely involve around 6,800 of the vans. The 2014 Ram ProMaster recall comes after a routine post-production test on the ProMaster. During testing, one […]