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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]