Posted in Recalls on Feb 11th, 2010
Honda has announced that it is recalling an additional 378,758 cars from the 2001 and 2002 model years to replace the driver’s side airbag inflator. The airbag recall was originally announced last July and included 440,000 vehicles. After the issue continued on cars that weren’t included in the original recall, Honda decided to expand the […]
Posted in Quality, Recalls, Safety, Software in Cars, Toyota on Feb 10th, 2010
Things can’t get much worse for Toyota. The latest in a long line of problems with the once reliable brand’s cars may be a steering problem caused by the computer on 2009 and 2010 Corollas. According to USA Today, Corolla owners are complaining that their cars suddenly become hard to control at high speeds, pulling […]
Posted in Quality, Recalls, resale values, Safety, Toyota on Feb 5th, 2010
Toyota vehicles, even those not affected by the unintended acceleration problem, will likely lose some of their famously high resale value thanks to Toyota’s recent quality problems. According to USA Today, both Kelley Blue Book and ALG agree that Toyota vehicles will depreciate four to five percent more thanks to the unintended acceleration recall. Toyota […]
Posted in Compact cars, Maintenance, Nissan, Recalls on Oct 27th, 2009
Just days after revealing their new Rogue Krom to the world, Nissan has issued a recall on 163,659 Rogues from 2008 and 2009. The Rogues being recalled could lose steering control thanks to a screw that was apparently not tightened properly at the factory. A screw in the steering gear housing could work itself lose […]
Posted in Automotive, Nissan, Recalls on Sep 23rd, 2009
According to Autoblog, some 2009 and 2010 Nissan Altimas and Nissan Maximas have been sold with faulty suspension parts that can potentially cause an accident. Apparently, the upper front strut isolators that were installed on 26,398 Altima and Maxima models can crack and allow the strut to shift. This could affect the vehicles’ stability and […]
Posted in Automotive, Bankruptcy, Chrysler, Cost of Ownership, GM, Recalls, Safety on Jun 23rd, 2009
A report by Safety Research and Strategies says that more than 3,400 Americans will be injured or killed by defective GM and Chrysler products in the first year after bankruptcy. Since Chrysler and most likely GM won’t be held liable for any defects on vehicles sold before their bankruptcies, all those people will have nobody […]
Mitsubishi and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have started a recall program on 21,493 Outlander vehicles equipped with L.E.D. brake lamps. Apparently the “brake lamp switch may malfunction and cause them not to light up during brake application”, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “The failure of the brake lamps to […]
Posted in Lexus, Luxury vehicles, Recalls, Safety, Toyota on Jan 20th, 2009
Toyota Motor Corp has just announced that they will recall about 214,500 Lexus luxury cars sold in the United States. The reason for the recall is that corrosion in a pipe that delivers fuel to the engine could lead to leaks over time. Toyota launched the recall program along with the National Highway Traffic and […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall for 6,680 2009 Kia Rondo minivans. The problem seems to be with the Rondo’s fuel pump which might fail. Here is the recall summary posted by the NHTSA: KIA IS RECALLING 6,680 MY 2008-2009 RONDO LX AND EX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4 LITER […]
In a rather bizarre recall, BMW is in the process of recalling all 2007-2008 Mini Cooper S models. The bizarre thing isn’t the recall itself, but rather what it was for. Apparently, the problem is that the sporty tailpipe on the Cooper S’s exhaust system protrudes far enough out that if you were to get […]
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