News By Topic: Product Recalls

GM Recalls Cadillac SRX SUV and Buick Rendezvous SUV

Apr 2, 2004

DETROIT April 2, 2004; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. will recall its Cadillac SRX sport utility vehicle due to a problem with its braking system, and its Buick Rendezvous SUV to fix a faulty latch on the liftgate, a GM official said on Friday. GM will recall 12,329 Cadillac SRXs equipped with all-wheel dri ... Continue reading

Durakon Announces Voluntary Recall for Over Rail Bedliners on Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Vehicles

Apr 1, 2004

LAPEER, Mich., April 1 -- Durakon Industries, in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is recalling approximately 8,000 over-rail bedliners on 1999 - 2004 Model Year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks in order to change the system that fastens the bedliner to the bed ... Continue reading

Problem Plagued Mitsubishi Fuso Plans Recall of 112,000 Vehicles To Fix Wheels

Mar 24, 2004

TOKYO March 24, 2004; The AP reportesd that Mitsubishi Fuso said it plans to recall 112,000 trucks and other large vehicles because of a faulty wheel part that police are investigating in connection with dozens of accidents. The recall is due to what Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. acknowledges is a design flaw, an ... Continue reading

Audi Recalls 173,000 Vehicles Sold in the US

Mar 23, 2004

DETROIT, March 23, 2004; Reuters reported that the Audi division of Volkswagen AG (XETRA:VOWG.DE - News) is recalling nearly 173,000 vehicles sold in the United States because of potential fires in the driver's-side dashboard area, federal safety regulators said on Tuesday. An advisory on the Web site of the National H ... Continue reading

GM Will Fix Pontiac Leap Year Error

Mar 23, 2004

DETROIT, March 22, 2004; Reuters reported: What day is it? Don't ask the driver of General Motors Corp.'s Pontiac Grand Prix. Due to a software glitch, the computer display in the 2004 model year Grand Prix shows the wrong day of the week, Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson said on Monday. Engineers overlooked the fact that ... Continue reading

Public Citizen Challanges: Demands More Open Info On Car and Part Problems

Mar 23, 2004

<a href="http://www.theautochannel.com/search/search.html ?">For More On Public Citizen, Search The Auto Channel Library</a> WASHINGTON, March 22, 2004; John Crawley writing for Reuters reported that a national consumer group asserted on Monday the Bush administration has wrongly blocked public access to important auto ... Continue reading

GM Daewoo Recalls 200,000 Matiz Units

Mar 20, 2004

Seoul March 20,2004; Bae Keun-min writing for the Korea Times reported that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology has informed the Ministry of Construction and Transportation of its decision to recall 197,565 units of its Matiz subcompacts to fix manufacturing defects. Two kinds of defects were detected, including rust preventio ... Continue reading

Complete List of January 2004 NHTSA Recalls

Mar 18, 2004

NHTSA 11-04Tuesday, March 16, 2004 Contact: Tim HurdTelephone: (202) 366-9550 NHTSA Publishes List of January 2004 Recalls The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2004 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. This list ... Continue reading

GM Recalls 4 million 2000-04 Full-size Pickups

Mar 18, 2004

Automaker Will Replace Suspect Tailgate Support Cables DETROIT March 18, 2004; General Motors is recalling about 4 million 2000-2004 model-year full-size pickups worldwide to replace tailgate support cables that may corrode and fracture. The models involved are certain 2000-2004 Chevrolet Silverado's and GMC Sierra's b ... Continue reading

Judge Orders Ford To Make Crash Tests On Crown Victoria

Mar 17, 2004

DETROIT March 17, 2004; Sharon Silke Carty writing for Dow Jones reported that Ford Motor Co. is being ordered to conduct crash tests on plastic safety packs the company has offered for Crown Victoria police cars to protect gas tanks from rupturing in high-speed rear-impact crashes. Last Thursday Illinois Circuit Judge ... Continue reading

Subaru of America, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Six Cylinder Outbacks and 2002, 2003, and 2004 Impreza WRX Vehicles

Mar 16, 2004

-- Campaign to Address Possible Cruise Control Cable Problem -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 16 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall on certain 2001-2004 six cylinder Outback models, and 2002-2004 Impreza WRX 2.0L models to address a possible cruise control cable problem. This recall involves certa ... Continue reading

GM Finds Problem With Transmissions in Some 2004 Pickup Trucks, Sport Utility Vehicles and Vans

Mar 15, 2004

DETROIT March 15, 2004; The AP reported that General Motors Corp. has discovered a problem with some 2004 full-size pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans that could cause transmissions for many as 8,000 vehicles already on the road to fail. The company said Monday it also asked dealers not to sell or deliver m ... Continue reading

NHTSA Opens Sudden Acceleration Investigation Into 1998-1999 Audi A6 Cars

Mar 15, 2004

DETROIT March 15, 2004; Dow Jones reported that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into 1998 and 1999 Audi A6 cars. The agency has received 16 reports that the throttle on the cars, made by Volkswagen AG , can get stuck open even when the driver stops pressi ... Continue reading

GM Recalls Auroras Chrysler Recalls Pacifica and Jeeps

Mar 11, 2004

DETROIT, March 11, 2004; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. said it would recall about 93,000 Oldsmobile Aurora sedans to fix cracked fuel lines after reports of more than 35 fires in the vehicles. DaimlerChrysler AG also plans three separate recalls to correct problems with its 2004 model year Chrysler Pacific ... Continue reading

Ford Recalls 1.3M Taurus And Sable Sedans

Mar 10, 2004

DETROIT March 10, 2004; Sharon Silke Carty writing for Dow Jones reported that Ford Motor Co. has recalled 1.3 million Taurus and Sable sedans to fix problems in the vehicles' brake lights and air filters. A database at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration shows the recall was initiated on March 1. ... Continue reading