Nissan initiates multi-vehicle recall over faulty bolts
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, SUV, Truck, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Infiniti, Nissan
Nissan is recalling just over 14,700 vehicles from the 2011 and 2012 model years over faulty bolts in the engine. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “bolts that connect the engine oil cooler and the engine oil filter to the engine in these [...]
Over 8,700 Cadillac SRX models recalled for faulty transmission cables
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Cadillac, Luxury
Owners of 2010 and 2011 model year Cadillac SRX utility vehicles, lend me your ears: Your luxury crossover may be facing a recall. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, some 8,789 affected units could have an improperly fitted transmission shift cable.
According to the government agency’s notice, the [...]
Nissan Juke recalled over freezing locks and faulty sensors
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Nissan
Around 118,000 Nissan Juke crossovers are being recalled globally to resolve two issues. The first deals with faulty front door locks that can freeze so that the front doors can’t be opened from the outside and might not close.
The second issue is to fix turbo boost-pressure sensors that can come [...]
2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette recall hatched over faulty hinges
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Recalls, Safety, Chevrolet
General Motors is recalling 5,755 2011-2012 Chevrolet Corvette coupes for potentially faulty hatch hinges that could break loose in a crash. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the rear hatch hinges on Vettes built between January and September don’t meet federal weight capacity requirements.
The recall was scheduled [...]
Kia hit with $40M judgment in faulty seatbelt death case
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Kia
Alabama teen Tiffany Stabler got a 1999 Kia Sephia for her sixteenth birthday in 2004. After her father purchased the car, he took it to a Kia dealership to have all of the maintenance and recall work completed. In 2002, Kia had recalled seatbelt buckles on 1995-1998 Sephias [...]
GM recalling 47,000 Cadillac SRX models over faulty airbag software
Filed under: Etc., Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Cadillac, Luxury
2011 Cadillac SRX – Click above for high-res image gallery
General Motors has announced that it is recalling 47,401 2011 Cadillac SRX models. The vehicles are programmed to deactivate the right-side roof rail airbag if sensors detect that the right side seat is unoccupied. That means that in the [...]
Toyota recalls 2007-11 Tundra for faulty tire pressure monitors
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Toyota
2011 Toyota Tundra – Click above for high-res image gallery
It’s important to make sure your tires are adequately filled, but for some Toyota Tundra owners, that may be a problem. A recall notice has been issued for some 2007-2011 Tundras because they may be afflicted with faulty tire pressure monitoring systems. [...]
Report: 10,000 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX models face faulty defroster recall
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Buick, Cadillac, GM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and General Motors have announced the recall of 10,000 vehicles. According to The Detroit News, certain 2011 Cadillac SRX and 2011 Buick Lacrosse models may have been built with a defect that can prevent the vehicle’s defroster from effectively clearing the [...]
Ford recalling 150,000 F-150 models for faulty airbag deployment
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Ford
Ford has announced that it is recalling 150,000 2005-2006 F-150 pickup trucks for airbags that may deploy without warning. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration had originally opened an investigation into 1.3 million vehicles for the fault. Ford says that the risk of an airbag going off without cause is [...]
2011 Hyundai Santa Fe stung by same faulty caliper recall as Kia Sorento
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Hyundai
2011 Hyundai Santa Fe – click above for high-res image gallery
Platform and part sharing is a good thing – it saves money for both the automaker and the consumer and allows engineers more time to develop and refine the individual assemblies that go into making an automobile. The unfortunate flipside, [...]
