GM recalling pickups for missing child seat tether
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, GM
General Motors is recalling nearly 200,000 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon and Isuzu i280 and i370 pickups. The vehicles are apparently equipped with a top child restraint tether anchor that’s not accessible as required by federal law in the center seating position. This means parents could fail to secure their [...]
Autoblog Podcast #204: Top Gear USA interview, Chrysler refreshes, LA Auto Show, HD Pickups and Lamborghini Engines
November 17, 2010 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Podcasts, Etc., Chrysler, Dodge, GM, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Design/Style
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Episode #204 of the Autoblog Podcast is awesome. Not only are we joined by David “the new guy” Kiley, but wait, there’s more! Jeremy Korzeniewski got the Top Gear [...]
EPA certifies diesel-powered Mahindra pickups for U.S. sale
August 23, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Diesel, MPG
Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra is reportedly one big step closer to being able to offer its wares in the U.S. market: it has apparently gained emissions approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. The company’s TR20 and TR40 trucks are entering an American market that is being abandoned by most other automakers [...]
Suzuki recalls 2010 Equator pickups over suspension concern
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Suzuki
2010 Suzuki Equator – Click above for high-res image gallery
Remember the Suzuki Equator – the overlooked, rebadged version of the Nissan Frontier that went on sale in early 2009? There hasn’t been much to talk about the slow-selling Fronquator, but now a recall involving vehicles manufactured between November 2009 and [...]
Ford recalling select 2010 Ranger pickups over rollaway risk
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Ford
2010 Ford Ranger – Click above for high-res image gallery
The last major Ford Ranger redesign ocurred in 1993. Bill Clinton was president, the Internet was almost completely unknown and many Autoblog readers were in utero or non-existant. In the 17 years that followed, Ford has done next to nothing to [...]
Report: Toyota may replace rusty frames on 2000-2003 Tundra pickups for free
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Can you push a marble through a rusted-out hole in the frame of your 2000-2003 Toyota Tundra? If so, you may be eligible for a brand new frame courtesy of Toyota Motor Company. Toyota truck fanboy site Tundra Headquarters reports that the automaker is going a step beyond its original [...]
Report: Toyota recalling 8,000 2010 Tacoma 4WD pickups over driveshaft defect
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Toyota
In a dealer communique sent out today, Toyota has announced the voluntary recall of some 8,000 2010 Tacomas that could suffer from a defect in the front propeller shaft.
Pickuptrucks.com reports that a crack can form in the rear joint, causing the driveshaft to come loose from the truck. Obviously, [...]
