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
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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
Toyota And Lexus Hybrid Stalling Problem
Toyota will be recalling certain Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles for a problem with the propulsion system that could lead to the vehicle entering a fail safe/limp home mode. The dirvability of the vehicle could be limited resulting in an unexpected stall, increasing the risk of an accident. Approximately 133,081 vehicles could be affected by this problem. Continue reading
2012 Chevy Cruze Brake Assist Problem
General Motors will be recalling certain 2011-2012 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles equipped with 1.4L DOHC gasoline turbo engines and 6T40 front wheel drive automatic transmissions because the vehicles could experience an intermittent reduction or loss of brake assist. (The NHTSA Campaign Number is 13V360000) Continue reading
Lotus Evora S Ruptured Oil Line
Lotus USA is expanding a recall on certain 2011 Evora supercharged vehicles manufactured between September 2010 – September 2011 and quipped with a manual transmissions, because of a problem that could result in an engine fire. Approximately 5,000 vehicles were recalled in October 2012 for a similar problem. This second recall will affect another 80 vehicles. (NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V314000) Continue reading
Chrysler Airbags Could Deploy On Wrong Side
Chrysler will be recalling over two hundred thousand 2013 Chrysler, Dodge, and Ram minivans for a defect that could result in the airbags deploying from the wrong side in certain side impact collisions. Continue reading
Hyundai Azera Airbag Classification Error
Hyundai will be recalling approximately five thousand two hundred 2012-2013 Hyundai Azera vehicles in the United States, because of a problem with the airbag classification system. Continue reading
