Recalls/TSBs
Our good buddy Mike Levine over at Pickuptruck.com has updated his report on the story surrounding the failure of 20 camshaft in the 2007 Toyota Tundra's 5.7L V8 engine. Levine noticed that Toyota has ... Tags: toyota, trucks, failure, spokesperson, toyota tundra, address customer, expression, 2007 toyota tundra, remorse, camshaft, inconvenience, mike levine, tundras, loaner vehicle, internet forums, customer concerns
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Boy, that's one hot car, that Passat. But is it so hot, in fact, that it self-immolates? The NHTSA seems to think that the ignition coil packs are prone to faults that can lead to fires underhood, in ... Tags: passat, cars, nhtsa, fires, faults, vw passat, instrument panel, pot, tdi, combustion, lucky owners, bloomberg, investigations, winding road, passats, w8, hot car
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The Detroit News is reporting that DaimlerChrysler has recalled 270,000 units of the 2005 Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minvans to fix airbag sensors that could corrode and fail to activ ... Tags: chrysler town and country, dodge caravan, air bag, minivans, detroit news, nhtsa, chrysler group, dcx, air bags, dodge dealer, public roads, warning light, Airbag-Sensor, nhtsa recall, 2005 dodge caravan, daimlerchrysler corporation, sensor control, brass bushings, campaign id, road salt
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Evenflo Company Inc. in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 450,000 units of its Embrace Infant car ... Tags: auto enthusiast, cnn money, cnn, parents, highway traffic safety, traffic safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety, car seats, conjunction, product safety commission, consumer product safety commission, consumer product safety, infant car seat, evenflo embrace car seat, model numbers, skulls
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This week's recall woes come courtesy of the Pontiac G6, which is currently undergoing investigation by the lovable folks at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Accordin ... Tags: models, detroit news, pontiac, nhtsa, pontiac g6, crashes, highway transportation, transportation safety administration, national highway transportation safety administration, woes, power steering, future source, national highway transportation safety administration nhtsa, bloomberg news
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in the process of investigating close to 280k 2001 to 2004 Pontiac Aztec and Buick Rendezvous SUVs after consumers filed 213 complaints wi ... Tags: suvs, buick, consumers, detroit news, pontiac, nhtsa, aztek, highway traffic safety, traffic safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, national highway traffic safety, fuel tanks, fuel leak, second stage, buick rendezvous, gasoline fumes
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According to What Car?, Porsche isn't immune to the recall woes that normally plague much larger automakers. The article states that 43 911 GT3s and their harder-core RS siblings are suffering from fa ... Tags: porsche, automakers, models, crash, porsche 911, belts, siblings, occupants, article states, woes, porsche 911 gt3, gt3 rs, operator services, six point
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Ford is recalling more than 500,000 Escapes after receiving reports from 50 owners of engine fires from 50 owners. Ford says the fires were caused by improperly installed ABS units on 2001-2004 models ... Tags: ford motor, ford escape, nhtsa, mazda tribute, control computer, engine compartment, engine fires, canada mexico, anti lock braking system, lock braking system, ford dealers, ford model, odi, nhtsa recall, electronic control module, service brakes, subject vehicles, investigation summary, campaign number, wiring harnesses
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Head's up if you're one of the 33,000 owners of 2002-2004 Range Rovers. The NHTSA has launched an investigation into those vehicles' front driveshafts and differentials. The government agency said it ... Tags: land rover, differential, nhtsa, scope, forefront, automotive news, drivetrain, drive shaft, range rovers, vehicle propulsion, consequences, differentials, vehicle owner, odi, government agency, failure results, vehicle immobilization, driveshafts, drivetrain parts, questionnaires
Narrowly missing setting a new reocrd for the largest recall in the company's history, Nissan is recalling 1.01 MIL March (aka Micra) and Cube models. That figure is just 20,000 vehicles shy of the 1. ... Tags: cars, models, honda, japan, nissan, 1 million, spokesperson, fuel tanks, fuel tank, crack, whole lot, singapore, economies of scale, nissan micras, micra, brunei, staggering volume, car recall
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Ah, the joys of owning an exotic. This time it's an issue with the half-shafts on the Ford GT separating and causing a loss of power. Fortunately, for both Ford and GT owners, this has only occurred o ... Tags: ford, acceleration, svt, nhtsa, ford gt, highway traffic safety, traffic safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, national highway traffic safety, automotive news, chief engineer, bolts, tsb, jamal, broken shaft
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Ah, the joys of owning an exotic. This time it's an issue with the half-shafts on the Ford GT separating and causing a loss of power. Fortunately, for both Ford and GT owners, this has only occurred o ... Tags: ford, acceleration, svt, nhtsa, ford gt, highway traffic safety, traffic safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, national highway traffic safety, automotive news, chief engineer, bolts, tsb, jamal, broken shaft
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Our good buddy Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com did the legwork and got in touch with Ford safety spokesperson Dan Jarvis to talk about the video we showed you yesterday that features a 2008 Ford Super ... Tags: dodge ram, diesels, tailpipes, power stroke, ford super duty, gmt900, heavy duty trucks, ram pickups, diesel particulate filter, mike levine, particulates, cold temperatures, flammable liquid, could make short work, model pickups, appx, isolated incidents, hot under the collar, legwork, dpfs
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This video of a 2008 Ford Super Duty pickup shooting flames from its tailpipes surfaced last week over at forddoctorsdts.com, a forum only open to registered Ford diesel technicians. It made its way t ... Tags: ford, 4l, flames, automotive news, tailpipes, mainstream, purveyor, ford super duty, power stroke diesel, diesel particulate filter, particulate matter, duty diesel, ford diesel, diesel technicians, exhaust cycle, concise explanation, rare case, dpf, particulates
We've reported three times on Honda's recent major recall that's affected vehicles sold in the U.S., China and Japan. Not being mechanics, we've done our best to relay what the actual issue is that's ... Tags: honda, japan, hondas, perspective, china, fuel pump, scope, mechanics, mainstream media, email, three times, major recall, severity, detailed explanation, fuel pump relay, fuse box, metal coil, electrical signal, relays
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Automotive News is reporting that fuel pump problems dogging Honda worldwide have lead to a third recall, this time in Japan affecting some 390,000 vehicles. As we've already reported, the issue invol ... Tags: models, honda, china, fuel pump, odyssey, automotive news, gunk, time in japan, something breaking, sealant
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Ford is telling its dealers to put on ice sales of some 2008 F-Series Super Duty diesels because of -- gulp -- reports of flames shooting from the tailpipes. Ouch. Luckily, only about 8,400 of the tru ... Tags: extreme temperatures, ford, trucks, beast, turbocharger, flames, yahoo, spokesman, tailpipes, tailpipe, shaft, ford super duty, diesel particulate filter, fuel injectors, duty diesels, jarvis
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Not long after announcing the largest vehicle recall in Chinese history, Honda announced today that it won't be leaving the U.S. out of its recall roundup. The Japanese automaker revealed a new recall ... Tags: hq, honda, acura, detroit news, honda odyssey, honda accord, tl, tsx, acura rl, 2005 honda odyssey, japanese automaker, crashes, honda ridgeline, 2006 honda ridgeline, roundup, raw numbers, 2005 acura rl, information source, problem accounts, chinese history
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Reuters is reporting that the Chrysler Group has issued a large recall for over 489,000 vehicles. The one recall is actually three recalls across a variety of models for different issues. The largest ... Tags: brakes, chrysler, automaker, reuters, jeep liberty, chrysler group, dodge durango, durangos, dodge avenger, instrument cluster, tom lasorda, major recall, hot weather, integrated circuit, liberties, bidders, 2008 dodge avenger, best foot, blower motor, avengers
As if Ford didn't have enough problems, they also have to contend with the gift that keeps on giving: their cruise control switches. The company previously recalled 5.8 million vehicles because a manu ... Tags: ford, suvs, tally, usa today, cruise control, lincoln, fires, million vehicles, highway traffic safety, traffic safety administration, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety, customer complaints, series trucks, redux, lincoln blackwood
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