Archive for Category: "Recall News"
Land Rover Evoque And LR2 Get Recalled
Land Rover and NHTSA are issuing a recall notice for certain Evoque and LR2 models. The issue revolves around a brake caliper retaining bolt. Apparently the bolts may have been torqued incorrectly and the brake caliper may become detached. This may cause loss of braking power or cause damage to the wheel and surrounding components. The interesting thing is that [...]
Ford Recalls Fiesta, Airbags To Blame
Time to add another car to the ever growing list of recalls. This time it is the Ford Fiesta, model years 2011-2013. The cars were manufactured between November 3, 2009 and September 21, 2012. This recall affects an estimated 154,604 of the Blue Oval subcompact. The issue in question regards improper deployment of the side curtain airbags. Apparently the [...]
Volkswagen Recalls 71,000 2011 Jetta Cars
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary safety recall of 71,043 2011 model year Jettas in order to reconfigure a wiring layout associated with the anti-theft alarm system and horn. No injuries or accidents have been reported as a result of this condition. The recall affects sixth generation Jetta sedan vehicles built between March [...]
Toyota recalls 2.17 million vehicles to fix problem of gas pedals
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 20,000 2006 and early 2007 Model Year GS 300 and GS 350 All-Wheel Drive vehicles to modify the shape of the plastic pad embedded in the driver’s side floor carpet. In the event that the floor carpet [...]
Nissan Recalls Frontier, Xterra and Sentra
Nissan North America (NNA) today announced a voluntary safety recall campaign to replace the lower steering column joint and shaft on Frontier and Xterra vehicles and the positive battery cable terminal on Sentra vehicles in several markets in North and South America and Africa. No accidents or injuries have been reported with either issue. “At [...]
Toyota Facing New Lawsuits
Toyota’s bumpy 2010 year has not ended. The sticky accelerator problems have ended, but a new lawsuit accuses the automaker of secretly buying back problem cars and not reporting the problem to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A class action lawsuit filed earlier this week. The lawsuit claims that technicians were able to replicate [...]
Toyota Recalls Certain Avalon, Highlander, GS300, IS250, and IS350 Vehicles to Replace a Brake Master Cylinder Seal
Toyota Motor Sales announced that it will conduct a voluntary Safety Recall involving approximately 740,000 – 2005 through 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 Highlander (non Hybrid) and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250, and IS350 vehicles sold in the United States to address the possibility that a small amount of the brake fluid could [...]
GM Recalls Impalas to Inspect Safety Belt Anchors
General Motors is recalling 322.409 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2009 and 2010 model years to inspect for a small number of vehicles whose front seat belt webbing may not have been properly secured to the lap belt anchor pretensioner mounted to the side of the seat nearest the door. Vehicles with this condition may have [...]
Cadillac Recalls 2010 SRX Crossovers
General Motors is conducting a voluntary safety recall of 3,996 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2010 model year for a possible damage to the power steering line. Based on GM analysis, the issue is believed to exist in only two or three of the recalled vehicles. If the line is damaged, power steering fluid could [...]
BMW to Recall Certain V8 and V12-powered BMW and Rolls-Royce Models
BMW of North America is submitting a letter to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week announcing a voluntary recall of approximately 198,000 V8 and V12-powered BMW 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars models produced between the 2002 and 2010 model years. In the affected vehicles, a leak may [...]


