Honda recalling 143,000 Fit hatchbacks over potential headlight loss
Filed under: Budget, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Honda
2007 Honda Fit Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery
American Honda has announced that it is recalling over 140,000 Fit hatchbacks due to a “potential loss of low-beam headlight functionality,” the automaker has told CNN. A total of 143,083 Fits from the 2007 and 2008 model years are [...]
Chrysler recalling nearly 370,000 minivans over potential airbag flaw
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Recalls, Safety, Chrysler, Dodge
2008 Chrysler Town and Country – Click above for high-res image gallery
Chrysler has put out a notice that it will be recalling 367,350 minivans in both Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan flavors. The reason? The airbags might go off when you don’t want them to. Water leaks [...]
Volvo recalls four models over potential power seat flaw
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Volvo
Volvo is recalling a number of models due to faulty seat rails that may allow the passenger to slide the seat too far forward. According to the Swedish automaker, the mechanism was manufactured wrong, and if the passenger is seated too close to the dash, an injury may occur during an [...]
Land Rover recalls nearly 3,000 LR2 models over potential airbag fault
Filed under: SUV, Recalls, Safety, Land Rover
2009 Land Rover LR2 HSE – Click above for high-res image gallery
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that all Land Rover LR2 models built between November 12, 2009 and August 23, 2010 are being recalled. We can’t really describe the issue any better than NHTSA, so here’s [...]
Toyota recalls Lexus LX 470 for potential ’steering shaft disengagement’
Filed under: SUV, Recalls, Safety, Lexus
2003 Lexus LX 470 – Click above for high-res image gallery
While the BP oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico may have shifted the media spotlight away from from Toyota’s recall problems over the last several months, that doesn’t mean the crisis has ended. One of two new recalls [...]
Jaguar recalling 2010-2011 XF and XK over potential fuel starvation
Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Jaguar
2010 Jaguar XF Supercharged- Click above for high-res image gallery
Jaguar’s new 5.0-liter V8 has seen its fair share of praise since its introduction, but even the best petrol mill is worthless without fuel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website indicates that 5,048 of the automaker’s 2010 and [...]
AP: Nissan to recall 48k trucks, SUVs over potential suspension issue
Filed under: SUV, Truck, Recalls, Safety, Infiniti, Nissan
The Associated Press is reporting that Nissan will recall 48,700 trucks and SUVs for a suspension problem that could lead to an unforgiving ride. The recall, which could officially begin as early as this week, involves the 2010 Nissan Titan, Pathfinder, Armada and Xterra, along with the Infiniti [...]
Porsche recalls 2010 Panamera over potential seatbelt failure *UPDATED
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Porsche
2010 Porsche Panamera – Click above for high-res image gallery
Porsche and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are issuing a recall for the 2010 Panamera for a potential seat belt defect that could leave the driver unprotected in the event of a crash. NHTSA says the defect can occur when [...]
Quick Spin: Driving an Amp Sky shows there’s real potential here
March 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, Saturn, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily, Automotive X-Prize, Amp Electric Vehicles
Amp Sky – Click above for high-res image gallery
What you see in the picture above is not a Saturn Sky. Well, OK, it is a Sky, but it’s a Sky that has been converted to all-electric drive by Amp [...]
