Sometimes, people claim that it’s snowing in hell. Today however, it seems that it’s raining in paradise, given the newest of announcements. Those safety conscious folks over at the NHTSA have decided to rain on the parade of a bunch of Lamborghini Aventador owners by requesting a recall of their cars. The authority found that
The NHTSA announces that while the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle is quite a great car, there is a problem with some safety aspects on it. While they don’t mind the retro aspect and the all the hippie/hipster halo around it, the American authority drew the line at airbag issues. On the models which are listed as
Somebody at the NHTSA must have heard our complaint about the way we don’t get too many recalls and how we weren’t exactly impressed with the Jeep Patriot’s investigation. They’ve responded by putting the 2012-2013 Nissan Altima through a recall. The matter is quite a serious one and there’s also quite a bad outcome if
Some of the news we get through these days can actually be exclusive, unexpected and worth your time looking into. It seems that Honda have made a booboo. The Japanese company is legendary for the build quality of its cars, their durability and the lack of any unpleasant sort of issues as before. As the
What, you thought all of the cars get recalls and that people in the automotive industry make all the mistakes so there’s none left over for the bikes? Well, that’s not the case and it’s once again a company from Italy that we get to point our fingers at given the situation. The guys at
Toyota is no stranger to recalls, particularly to the variety that implies tons of cars being recalled for the same problem. What seems to be different this time, is the fact that the NHTSA didn’t get involved in the entire affair and there’s no huge media scandal attached. The voluntary recall for the Toyota RAV4
If you’re a Volvo owner, particularly a large S80 model driver, you are now faced with a very unpleasant decision. On the one hand, you’ll have to make sure you read the following bits of information as they are very important. On the other, they will be a bitter pill to swallow. According to the
We often hear all about the recall business and how manufacturers face the wall when it comes to older cars and whatever problems they may have developed. What doesn’t really come to our attention is what happens after these recalls are carried through. In Volvo’s case we’re going to have the news in a different
You have yourself a relatively new Audi Q5, it’s a 2012 model, it comes with all the toys you want and it gives you the right feeling you need from it. There’s a luxurious feel to the interior and there’s a high driving position for you without needing to drive some enormous cumbersome SUV. According
Toyota’s enormous recall from a couple of years back seems to have gone away and as Lexus makes a comeback in the luxury sales market it seems to have been put behind us. And just as things started settling into the norm, Lexus make a surprising announcement that just reeks of Deja Vu. They will
General Motors have quite the success story in the sales of their new compact Chevrolet Cruze sedan. That said, the news isn’t all that great. It seems that the oil change procedure is a little tricky and having completed it improperly may have lead to some oil spills being collected on top of the shield.
Ford sales statistics, particularly in the US are the envy of pretty much the entire automotive industry and they’re not exactly shy about showing it off. There’s another statistic about the Blue Oval that isn’t so showoff worthy and is, unfortunately, what we’re going to look into. Despite Toyota’s leading PR issues last year, Ford
The watchdog that is the NHTSA has started growling at the Japanese at Subaru over some things they may have overseen in one of their cars. The vehicle in question is the Subaru Forester and the problem it has revolves around the rear seat belts. We all know just what can happen when an official
Even the mighty fall sometimes. Maserati is a name that has managed to quite nicely avoid sending their customers recall notices but not even they are immune. Today however we’ve received word on how the NHTSA has a bit of a complaint about the Maserati GranTurismo supercar, particularly its tail lamp assembly. According to the
Just over a month since their CTS model was suspected of having issues with its brakes, the Americans at Cadillac are now faced with another recall situation. This time however, the problem struck a mightier target, the company’s small SUV, the Cadillac SRX and it hit at quite the important part of the car. The
According to the NHTSA several thousand Ford F-Series pickup trucks wearing 2011 and 2012 model years will be headed for a recall pretty soon. The problems that generated this action are due to a manufacturing issue that’s not necessarily problematic in the real world, but misses to comply with some federal standards. Models affected by
Thanks to Toyota’s disaster of not that long ago, news about massive recalls were getting treated as if they were the daily usual. Recently we’ve noticed a considerable drop in such notices but they’re still going on. The latest of which comes from the Blue Oval’s stable as their Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans
General Motors is clearly one of the companies on their way up so it come as no surprise to see that they’re hard at work on their image. Part of that image is the appearance and handling of recall procedures on their brand’s turf, like this small little niggle with the 2012 Cadillac CTS. The
Hope is still out there and of all the news ever to come about over a defunct car maker, most would hope that it’s coming back. Well, in the case of Pontiac it seems like a very unlikely story and to worsen the deal, the beloved (but unsuccessful seller) Pontiac G8 is in for a
The Koreans may be currently raising the bar and having what’s their best sales period for years, but sometimes there are mistakes that come back to haunt you even at the best of times. Perhaps that’s what’s going on with Hyundai as they are now on the verge of a massive recall on what’s one
