A new worry is confronting American car owners: Is their vehicle among the 4.7 million subject to a recall and urgent government warning concerning a defective airbag that could explode and seriously injure or kill them? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall of airbags manufactured by Takata … Continue reading
Breaking news that could have some vehicle owners weary; Toyota is recalling over 300,000 Prius cars due to a potentially deadly brake defect. The recall is for vehicles produced between August 2015 and October 2016. The brake defect causes the parking brake to fail which increases the risk that the … Continue reading
If you’re in the market for a used car, you could be at risk of purchasing a car that has a pending recall that hasn’t been fixed. Earlier this year we saw the largest-ever U.S. auto recall after millions of Takata Airbags were found to be possibly defective. Even with … Continue reading
If you drive a Honda, Fiat, Chrysler, Ferrari, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan or a Subaru, your car may be one of the millions affected by the Takata airbag recall. These eight automakers announced on May 27 that they have added more than 12 million vehicles to the Takata recall, making … Continue reading
General Motors has announced a new recall on nearly 32,000 of their 2016 SUVs. The company has requested that owners of these vehicles do not use their windshield wipers because of an electrical short that could cause the wiper motor to burst into flames. While no fires have happened outside … Continue reading
Fiat Chrysler has recalled 27,520 Dodge Dart sedans worldwide because the small cars’ transmissions can unexpectedly shift into neutral. The recall affects Dodge Dart 2013-2015 model years with dual dry-clutch transmissions. FCA is recalling 23,688 Darts in the U.S., 3,376 in Canada, five in Mexico and 451 that were sold … Continue reading
Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, has recalled seven sizes of Trac A/T SUV tires made between June 2008 and May 2010. Seven months ago, Michael Cowen of The Cowen Law Group requested that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration run an investigation into defective Chinese-made tires distributed by the Hercules … Continue reading
(Photo from Wired Magazine) As of Friday, Fiat Chrysler has launched a giant recall of about 1.4 million cars and trucks to shield its vehicles from computer hackers. The automaker plans to protect the vehicles by updating software in the infotainment system. “Launching a recall is the right step to … Continue reading
On Tuesday, Takata expressed deep remorse on Capitol Hill while informing a congressional committee that many of the cars that have already been repaired will need a second airbag replacement. “We deeply regret each instance in which someone has been injured or killed,” said Takata’s Vice President of the North … Continue reading
On Tuesday, Takata agreed to double the number of vehicles recalled in The United States to 34 million due to defective airbags making it the largest recall in NHTSA’s history. Takata is one of the largest suppliers of airbags. For over a decade, the Japanese company refused to admit that … Continue reading
