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0Report: GM suspends production at Flint HD pickup plant over part issue 1277055420
2011 GM HD Trucks - Click above for high-res image galleryJust weeks after starting production of the new 2011 heavy-duty pickup trucks at the Flint, MI assembly plant, General Motors suspended work last Thursday to replace a defective component. Engineers found a problem with the unidentified ... -
Recall issued for potential brake failure on 2010 Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep vehicles 1263828540
The Office of Defects Investigation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the recall of some 24,177 late-model Chrysler Group vehicles over potentially faulty brakes. The problem effects the MY2010 Chrysler Sebring, Jeep Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, ... -
NHTSA opening probe into Ford Freestar/Mercury Monterey transmission defect 1259105460
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating hundreds of reports that 2004-2005 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans are fitted with defective transmissions that could dangerously fail without warning. Most alarming is that many of the transmissions ...
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REPORT: Ford widens cruise control recall by 4.5M vehicles - now biggest in company history 1255523400
For the past ten years, Ford has been doing a dance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and consumers over the issue of leaking cruise control switches in certain company vehicles. As of 2008, it had recalled some 9.6 million vehicles to repair a faulty Texas Instruments ...
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Reports of Toyota RAV4 gearbox woes mount as owner anger grows 1251464400
Imagine merging into speeding highway traffic when your transmission suddenly balks at the shift, leaving you struggling to choose between that 70,000-pound semi filling your rear view mirror or the shrinking median on the right side of the road. This scenario is just one of the complaints being ...
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25,000+ 2010 Mazda3s recalled over potential wiring harness fault 1240233900
2010 Mazda3 - Click above for a hi-res galleryThe hotly-awaited Mazda3 is only now filtering into U.S. dealerships after hitting other markets, but there's already a snag – more than 25,000 units are being recalled. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the safety ... -
VW recalling 340,000 vehicles in the U.S. 1191247380
Those of you rolling in a Volkswagen Jetta or Rabbit that was hecho en Mexico, take note: VW is recalling 340,000 vehicles sold in the U.S. due to a headlamp defect. The recall stems from rubber caps that could be missing from the horizontal and vertical headlight alignment screws, something that's ...
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Wiper woes: Mercedes-Benz recalls 130,000 vehicles in Germany 1167770160
After a rough few years full of significant recalls, Mercedes-Benz appeared (or appears, depending on your perspective) to be getting its act together by successfully addressing its quality issues. The automaker just announced a major recall in Germany involving 130,000 vehicles windshield wiper ...
