An Indianapolis woman is encouraging all automobile owners to make sure recalls have been fixed on their vehicles after her 2006 Trailblazer bursts into flames. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Automobile Safety
2012 Chevy Sonic Popping Strut Noise
When a Gilroy, CA resident came to us with her 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, she already had five repair attempts on the vehicle and the defect was still not fixed! Continue reading
Used Vehicles Sold With Unfixed Recalls
According to a recent Carfax study, approximately 3.5 million automobiles listed for sale online have unfixed recalls on them. While all states have recalled automobiles for sale, nearly one third of the total were in California, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Ohio. Continue reading
NHTSA Proposes Side Impact Test for Child Restraint Systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are proposing upgrades to the federal motor vehicle safety standard for child-restraint systems to ensure child passengers are protected in side crashes. The proposed upgrades would include a first-ever side impact test for car seats sold in the U.S. that are designed for children weighing up to 40 pounds. Continue reading
2014 Range Rover Airbag Warning Lamp
Jaguar Land Rover North America have identified an airbag problem affecting certain 2013-2014 Range Rover luxury four-wheel drive sport utility vehicles (SUV). Owners will be notified to take their Land Rover to an authorized repair facility to have the front side squab foam modified for clearance. The problem will affect 3,912 Range Rovers in the United States and Federalized Territories. Continue reading
Highway Safety Group Implements Tougher Criteria For Auto Safety Ratings
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is once again making it increasingly difficult for automakers to achieve top ratings for vehicle safety, by tightening testing criteria for the third time since 2006. The tests will evaluate two aspects of safety: crash worthiness – how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash – and crash avoidance and mitigation – technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. Continue reading
Does Your 2014 Infiniti Q50 Have Repeated Steering Problems?
Owners of certain 2014 Infiniti Q50 sedans will be asked to make arrangements to have their vehicles towed to the nearest Infiniti retailer so that repairs can be done to the steering system. The affected vehicles are equipped with Direct Adaptive Steering (DAS) that previously received a software update to address power steering assist calibration issues. Continue reading
2013 Mercedes SL Airbag Classification Problem
A limited number to Mercedes Benz SL-Class vehicles manufactured between January 16, 2013 to April 30, 2013 may be equipped with an Occupant Classification System (OCS) that does not detect a passenger or child seat in the passenger position. Mercedes will be asking owner to bring their vehicles in to have the passenger side seat cushion and the OCS system replaced. The NHTSA Campaign Number is 13V-542. Continue reading
