Lexus Announces Recall of Certain 2013 GS Sedans
May 22, 2014
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 10,500 Model Year 2013 Lexus GS 350 sedans. The brake pedal assembly in the subject vehicles contains a brake pedal load sensing switch which allows the brake system to detect brake pedal force appli ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Recall of Certain Toyota Sienna Minivans
May 22, 2014
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 370,000 Model Year 2004-2011 Sienna Minivans originally sold in or registered in specific cold climate states. The involved vehicles are equipped with a spare tire carrier stowed under the vehicle with a light- ... Continue reading
GM Recalls 2.42 Million Vehicles in Four U.S. Recalls
May 21, 2014
In a continuing effort to quickly address emerging safety issues, General Motors announced today it is recalling about 2.42 million vehicles in four separate U.S. recalls. The recalls are for: 1,339,355 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia medium crossovers from the 2009-2014 model years and Saturn Outlooks fr ... Continue reading
GM Recall Reinforces Disturbing Level of Risk for Motorists Behind the Wheel
May 21, 2014
"AAA acknowledges the step taken by General Motors (GM) today to recall 2.42 million more U.S. vehicles with safety failures that could put motorists in harm's way. However, today's action also highlights the disturbing number of potential hazards to drivers behind the wheel that have come to light this year. It is dis ... Continue reading
Better Safe Than Sorry: Understanding Car Recalls
May 19, 2014
Do you know if your car has any open manufacturer issued safety recalls? Amazingly one-third of all vehicles recalled by automakers are never brought to dealers. The reasons people don't take advantage of these repairs range from not being aware of the recall to not having the time to give up the car to make a repair. ... Continue reading
May 16, 2014
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that General Motors (GM) has agreed to pay a record $35 million civil penalty and to take part in unprecedented oversight requirements as a result of findings from NHTSA's timeliness investigation regarding th ... Continue reading
May 16, 2014
With parts production running seven days a week on multiple shifts, General Motors plans to produce enough repair parts by October to have the ability to repair the majority of the vehicles impacted by the ignition switch and ignition cylinder recalls. âGiven that the ignition switch was in very limited production ... Continue reading
GM Announces Five More Safety Recalls
May 15, 2014
General Motors said Thursday it has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of five safety recalls covering about 2.7 million vehicles in the United States. The recalls cover: 2,440,524 previous generation passenger cars for taillamp malfunctions 111,889 previous generation Chevrolet Corvettes for l ... Continue reading
Kia Recalls 7000 Sportage and Soul Models in the UK
May 9, 2014
Seatbelt pre-tensioner check required All work carried out free of charge Kia to contact affected owners by post Kia Motors (UK) Limited is recalling 5,787 Sportage models and 1,432 Soul vehicles due to a possible fault with the vehicleâs seat-belt pre-tensioner. Although Kia is not aware of any injuries resulting ... Continue reading
GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars
May 8, 2014
General Motors conducted more than 80 different tests over extremely challenging road conditions on vehicles subject to the ignition switch recall and found the vehicles are safe to drive with only a single key on the key ring and the key fob removed. In this video, Vice President of GM Global Vehicle Safety Jeff Boyer ... Continue reading
GM Testing Shows Single Key Safe in Recalled Small Cars +VIDEO
May 8, 2014
DETROIT May 8, 2014; General Motors conducted more than 80 different tests over extremely challenging road conditions on vehicles subject to the ignition switch recall and found the vehicles are safe to drive with only a single key on the key ring and the key fob removed. In this video, Vice President of GM Global Vehi ... Continue reading
May 5, 2014
Honda will voluntarily recall 24,889 model-year 2014 Odyssey vehicles in the United States to replace the shorting coupler, an electrical component in the side curtain airbag system, free of charge. During assembly of the electrical coupler for the side curtain airbag on the passengerâs side of the vehicle, it is ... Continue reading
NADA: Auto Dealers Provide THEIR Customers a Safety Net and More
Apr 28, 2014
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GM Shipping Ignition Parts and Dealer Repairs Underway
Apr 23, 2014
General Motors has shipped thousands of kits consisting of ignition switches, ignition cylinders and key sets for older model small cars subject to a safety recall. Letters were mailed last week to about 1.4 million owners of 2003-2007 models telling them to contact a GM dealer to make an appointment for repairs, which ... Continue reading
GM Statement on Filing in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Apr 22, 2014
âGeneral Motors has taken responsibility for its actions and will keep doing so. GM has also acknowledged that it has civic and legal obligations relating to injuries that may relate to recalled vehicles, and it has retained Kenneth Feinberg to advise the company what options may be available to deal with those ob ... Continue reading
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