As Tesla prepares to increase production of their Model S sports car as well as introduce other electric vehicles, a fire that destroyed a Model S on Tuesday outside Seattle, has Tesla Motors chairman, CEO and co-founder Elon Musk defending the safety of electric cars. Continue reading
Category Archives: Lemon Alert
Mazda6 Loose Door Latches
Mazda is recalling certain 2009-2013 Mazda6 family cars manufactured February 4, 2008 to August 24, 2012 because the door latch mounting screws could become loose. The NHTSA campaign number is 13V-425. Approximately 161, 400 vehicles could be affected by the problem. Continue reading
Chrysler Instrument Panel Malfunction
Chrysler will be recalling approximately 143,000 Jeep and Dodge vehicles to repair problems that could result in random warning light illuminations and instrument cluster blackouts. Continue reading
Toyota Sienna Transmission Problem
Toyota will be recalling over six hundred thousand 2004-2005 Sienna minivans manufactured between January 10, 2003 to August 10, 2005; and 2007-2009 Sienna minivans manufactured February 20, 2007 to December 12, 2008. These vehicles could have a problem within the shift lock solenoid that could result in the shift lever being moved out of “Park” without depressing the brake pedal. Continue reading
Infiniti M35 And M45 Engine Stalls
Nissan is recalling certain 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and 2006-2010 Infiniti M45 vehicles because the accelerator pedal sensor signal could deteriorate resulting in the engine unexpectedly going into fail-safe (limp home) mode. The NHTSA Campaign Number is 13V-430. Continue reading
Honda Inadvertent Airbag Deployment
After an investigation started in June by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Honda has decided to recall certain 2003-2004 Honda Odyssey minivans and 2003 Acura MDX sport utility vehicles because of a problem with airbags. Continue reading
BMW Intermittent Rear Lamp Functions
BMW is recalling certain 2008 through 2010 5-Series passenger cars because they could experience intermittent or permanent loss of functionality of one or more of the rear lamp functions. Approximately 134,100 vehicles could be affected by the recall. The NHTSA Campaign Number is 13V-407. Continue reading
Stalling Ford Focus Electric Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) have opened a preliminary evaluation (PE13-013) into certain 2012-2013 Ford Focus electric vehicles after receiving thirty complaints of the vehicles shutting down while driving. The complaints show an increasing trend, with most received within the past five months. Continue reading
