Mazda recalls over 52,000 Tribute crossovers, warns owners to park outside
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Mazda
Mazda is recalling has issued a recall of the 2001- and 2002-model-year Mazda Tribute crossover for a possible brake fluid leak. It’s been found that fluid leaking from the reservoir cap on the master cylinder might come into contact with the ABS wiring harness connector, leading to potential corrosion and/or [...]
Kia recalls 145K Rondo, Optima models over airbag issues
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, Etc., Recalls, Safety, Kia
Kia has announced that it is recalling 145,000 vehicles to address faulty airbags. A total of 95,569 Optima sedans built between 2006 and 2008 and 50,186 Rondo MPVs built between 2007 and 2008 are included in the recall.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicles may [...]
Toyota tops recall list again in 2011, overall number of U.S. recalls down *UPDATE
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Ford, GM, Toyota
Toyota launched a total of 13 recall campaigns in 2011 covering over 3.5 million vehicles. Those figures put the Japanese automaker at the top of the most-recalled list for the third year in a row, according to Ward’s Auto. Between 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled nearly 11.5 million vehicles [...]
Airbag recall forces Honda past Toyota in total recalls for 2012
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Acura, Honda, Toyota
Honda has surpassed Toyota for the largest number of recalled vehicles in 2011. Wards Auto reports that Honda expanded an airbag recall to encompass a total of 2.5 million million vehicles last year, pushing the total number of recalled units to 3.9 million vehicles over 17 campaigns. Previous estimates [...]
Toyota tops recall list again in 2011, overall number of U.S. recalls down
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Ford, GM, Toyota
Toyota launched a total of 13 recall campaigns in 2011 covering over 3.5 million vehicles. Those figures put the Japanese automaker at the top of the most-recalled list for the third year in a row, according to Ward’s Auto. Between 2009 and 2010, Toyota recalled nearly 11.5 million vehicles [...]
Ford recalls 16,000 F-Series pickups over transmission concern
Filed under: Truck, Recalls, Ford
Ford is recalling thousands of F-Series pickup trucks from the 2011 and 2012 model years over a transmission problem that, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, theft protection.” NHTSA reports that the transmissions in these [...]
Cadillac recalls small number of 2012 CTS models over brake pedal fears
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Cadillac, GM
General Motors is recalling a small number of 2012 Cadillac CTS models for concerns over the vehicle’s braking system. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the affected cars could have a power vacuum brake boost pushrod retention nut that may not have been torqued [...]
BMW recalls over 32,000 cars and CUVs over fire risk
Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, BMW, Luxury
BMW has issued a recall of five different model lines covering the years 2008-2011 due to a fire risk. Turbocharged eight- and twelve-cylinder engines in the 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo, 7 Series, X5 and X6 could suffer from overheating circuit boards that control the electric [...]
Honda recalls 347,000 Pilot models over seatbelt issue
Filed under: SUV, Recalls, Safety, Honda
Honda Motor Co. is recalling nearly 347,000 examples of its Pilot crossovers worldwide for a potential issue with the front seatbelts.
Honda says the recall, which affects 2009-2011 model year Pilot models built in Alabama, is “due to a manufacturing error on a small number of front seat belts, where [...]
Chrysler recalls 300,000 minivans for airbags that could spontaneously deploy
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Etc., Recalls, Safety, Chrysler, Dodge
Chrysler has announced that it is recalling 299,178 minivans for a potentially dangerous HVAC fault. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, certain 2008 Chrysler Grand Voyager, Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan models could have air conditioning systems that leak condensation onto the occupant restraint [...]
