Luxury vehicles, regardless of the brand, cost quite a fortune. When people that normally don’t have the means to buy such vehicles magically end up owning one or even more, it seems normal for the authorities to alarm themselves and conduct investigations regarding the means by which these individuals acquired the necessary sums of money
There’s been quite some time since the NHTSA announced any sorts of recalls on new or older cars and we’re unsure about whether this is good or bad. Should we be glad that car makers are coming up with safer better built cars or should we worry that the American authority is slacking off? Unfortunately
Ford’s success in sales is hard to fight against. The Blue Oval is shifting metal like hot cakes and everybody else is angry about it. The only thing they got going for them is that Ford is in pretty unpleasant situations with the number of recalls their products are facing. History seems to be constantly
It’s not yet bad news, but it could very soon turn out to be for quite a few Hyundai Veloster owners. The 2012 modelyear version is now under NHTSA investigation. The unusually funky Hyundai Veloster comes with a very nice panoramic glass roof. The brochure calls it that but the American authority might not be
It’s been a while since any important recall so those of you getting a good laugh out of seeing car makers in trouble may be interested in what’s going on with Mini. The NHTSA is looking into Mini’s portfolio, particularly the Cooper S models over a few issues and complaints recently. Apparently, the NHTSA investigation
Safety is no joking matter, this is why the chaps who work for the NHTSA seem to be relentless at doing their job with it. The newest of announcements from the U.S. safety representatives turns their attention to the E65/E66 version of BMW’s 7 Series. Bavaria’s big and slightly fat luxury saloon is under investigation
This feels almost romantic, after quite a few years of unfaithful and boring reliability records, the British car maker once again falls under investigation for quite a serious problem. I’m talking about Lotus and their beloved Elise. Pending a few complaints from customers about specific oil leaks, the chaps at NHTSA decided to investigate the
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just announced how its employees will have their work cut out for one of the biggest recall inspections ever. After a few complaints and an initial inspection the federal body discovered enough potential risk with the Ford F-150 that the courtesy was extended to more than 2 million units.
Now here’s something special, the NHTSA came up with an announcement concerning an automotive recall that isn’t supposed to happen. The Jeep Wrangler is one of the cars that doesn’t suffer from any flaws with fuel spillage systems.
I hate Toyota’s attitude with the unintended acceleration recall and no matter what comes about, that’s not going to change very soon. Something was in the running, the NHTSA’s 10 month long safety probe could have had the answer to why the unintended acceleration happened and may have cleared the Japanese.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just announced that they’re pulling out all the stops in a new investigation. The latest NHTSA investigation focuses on the Honda Accord Hybrid and a serious problem which may be related to unintended acceleration.
Remember the times when Toyota’s recall, sticky accelerators and floor mats problems were grabbing headlines left and right? Well, of course you do, because it wasn’t that long ago, to be honest, and there are still some lawsuits looking over this particular issue but it’s not over. Oh no, there’s more bad news to come
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Company has recently stated that the scrutiny his company has undergone has been “a good lesson” and it will only be followed by Toyota emerging from this affair stronger than ever. He went even further, to quote an old Japanese proverb which goes something like this “After the rain,
The 2004 Chevrolet Corvette is undergoing investigation from the NHTSA after there have been several complaints in relation to the fuel tanks of these vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it has opened the investigation into 33,000 of these 2004 Chevrolet Corvettes over leaky fuel tank problems.
