BMW’s X range generally gets good press despite its grass and gravel SUV nature and we’ve seen more of the same with the company’s update of the X5 and X6. I started by saying “generally” because lately there’s been a few slips on behalf of the Bavarians. First the X1’s U.S. market debut got seriously
Brand new off the line, a 2012 modelyear, all the bells and whistles, you must be pretty proud of your 2012 Chevrolet Impala. Sorry to disappoint, but there may be a problem with your new car. As GM and the NHTSA tell us in one of their latest of press releases, it may be a
There’s exciting news out there but then there’s stuff like this, recalls, problems and warnings from manufacturers or the NHTSA regarding the danger of owning or driving certain cars. Honda products have a general reputation for being reliable, incredibly easy to use and generally foolproof. Not this time though, quite a sizable number of them
Without trying to be annoying to those who own one of these cars or the company that makes it I’m gonna go ahead and say that this is my sort of recall. Ford, or should I say, the Ford Motor Company, has recently announced that they will be calling back a relatively small number of
Sizable recalls have been missing for a while but the fairy tale is now met with a less than happy ending. Chrysler’s recently restructured and independence gaining Ram pickup brand will soon start calling back nearly a quarter million pickups over some pretty serious concerns. Affected models include the 2008 Ram 1500, 2003-2011 Ram 2500
Lovable and successful as the Mazda 3 may be, not even the immense sales figures guarantee that everything is done right with it. Recent reports have been trickling in on how the Japanese company is gearing up for a massive recall on a global scale that focuses around the Mazda 3 / Axela (as it’s
I’ll probably never forget the mess Toyota got into with all those unintended acceleration/floor mat and such problems but it does feel nice to see them constantly working on it. One of their latest efforts will be this just announced voluntary recall that concerns the 2011 Toyota Tundra pickup.
Not very precise of a title, but it does contain the gist of what’s going on as far as Nissan and the North American market are concerned. Over 271.000 units of the Nissan Pathfinder and the Infiniti QX4 up-class brother will have owners visit dealership showrooms for a bit of a fix.
As a general matter, recalls on relatively new cars appear because they affect the integrity of the vehicle or the passengers. In the case of the new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, a small batch of vehicles are going to be called back in for a problem that may end up affecting both.
The 2011 Honda Odyssey already had a recall this year and it was one of the weirdest ever, one I blamed on users more than Honda. Honda’s previous recall was related to some wiper problems, but this time the 2011 Odyssey has trouble with the front windows.
All joking aside, the days of unreliable British cars and rust buckets are well behind us and still the chaps at Jaguar feel like joking around. The aggressive cats are going to be recalled in their thousands for one of the most primitive of reasons, corrosion.
You’d think the Japanese have plenty on their hands with the recent tsunami and earthquake situation but as it happens, it’s not. One of their cars, the 2011 Honda Civic has been identified by the NHTSA as suffering from a serious problem.
The Koreans may have struck gold with the current generation of the 2011 Kia Optima but they missed a point with the previous generation of this car. The 2006-2008 model year of the Kia Optima sedan because there’s a problem that’s related to the transmission.
Jeep’s Wrangler may have not needed a recall for the alleged fuel leak problems but Chrysler didn’t really get into the clear. The 2010-2011 Jeep Wrangler is still going to be called in for a recall for a different matter, one that’s equally serious.
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.
How much more suffering can you get from the same problem? I’m not sure, but the guys at Toyota definitely have proper knowledge about it. In a recent announcement of the unintended acceleration recall the Japanese are back to visiting the court room.
Let’s move past the recall business with the Toyota unintended acceleration problems for a few minutes okay? Actually, let’s not. Toyota screwed up and they’re still working towards fixing it. Their latest effort turns the attention to the management of the company.
Even the mighty fall sometimes, and this is definitely the case of the Ford F-150 pickup, the world’s best seller for so long I can’t remember off the top of my head. Ford’s just announced that they are going to be calling back in quite a number of their most successful product in order to
I tend to take sides with Ford, I just like the brand, the products and the ideals. The only trouble is, while they’re doing fine, they’re still human and sometimes make mistakes. This is how Ford can give you a hot one followed by a cold other. They hire more people and pay them better,
Over the past year we’ve seen and heard a lot about how Toyota has spent millions and millions of dollars with their massive recall. We’ve also heard how the Japanese have even payed fines and penalties worth several more millions and now we find the whole thing hasn’t really affected them.
