As it turned out Toyota’s rotten luck with recalls is not over yet and continues into 2011. They’ve just announced a big worldwide recall of nearly 1.7 million vehicles including 1.2 million in Japan and 421,000 overseas. The issue is with  a rubbish fuel pipe which may crack and eventually lead to fuel leakage and [...]

Even to the very last minutes of 2010 the recall saga continues! The, hopefully, last recall of the year has been issued by Ford Motor Company. They’re recalling 14,737 units of F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Edge and Lincoln MKX due to a faulty body-control module which may result in an electrical short, and eventually [...]

2010 really was the year of recalls! According to Ward’s Auto an estimated 17.2 million light vehicles recalled this year just in America which is an astonishing record. Each week we had at least one recall report and it was a mixed bunch with nearly all manufacturers involved, from Ferrari to Hyundai. Of course Toyota [...]

Volkswagen announced a massive recall in America involving 380,000 Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf, Rabbit and New Beetle models built from 2006 to 2010 over fire risk. And it’s all becasue of a faulty 2.5 liter engine that powers them all! Some model have an issue with a plastic bit on the windshield washer fluid reservoir [...]

Kia Motors is recalling 7697 units of the 2011 Sorento CUV manufactures from September 14, 2010, through October 4, 2010, due to an issue with the rear brake calipers. According to the NHTSA report, the improperly machined calipers result in brake fluid leakage, which eventually result in reduced braking power, increasing risk of crash. Kia [...]

After attracting too much media attention, BMW announced a voluntary recall of nearly 130,000 model year 2007-2010 BMWs equipped with twin-turbo inline six-cylinder engines. This is the same engine that caused BMW to rank very low at 2010 Consumer Reports Reliability Survey due to its problems. They’ve also recalled another 20,800 units of 2008 BMW [...]

General Motors issued a recall involving 392,409 2009 and 2010 Chevrolet Impala models in the United States and Canada, over an issue with the safety belt anchors. They’re not sure exactly how many cars are affected so they’re recalling all of them to inspect and find what they say is “a small number of vehicles [...]

Another day, and another recall announcement! This time its the American electric sportscar maker, Tesla who is recalling 439 units of its Roadster 2.0 and 2.5 models to fix an issue with the 12-volt cable behind the front headlamps which apparently is improperly placed. This cable can cause a short, which eventually can result in [...]

Everything was going perfectly for Hyundai and their new Sonata. But an issue came along upsetting the status quo! Hyundai had to issue a recall after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed a problem in the car’s steering wheel column. Apparently some universal joint connections are either improperly assembled or insufficiently tightened. And [...]

BMW has issued a recall for all 1-Series Model Year 2008 to 2011, over a faulty part in front seatbelts, which in case of a severe crash may even start a fire! They have even stopped selling the car until the problem is addressed on all affected cars. Apparently it’s the deployment of the belt’s [...]

Two major Japanese car manufacturer are facing deep troubles these days, all because of some faulty parts which made them to recall millions of cars for fixation, before they cause harm to someone and become lawsuit! It started with Toyota as they recalled 3.8 million vehicles worldwide in the biggest recall in history, and you [...]

Ford America has announced that 4.5 million other cars are added to the list  of already recalled vehicles because of a faulty cruise control switch which may cause fire, installed on 14.3 million cars over past ten years! This is the largest cumulative recall in the history of Ford. Apparently investigations by NHTSA proved that [...]

Italian cars were getting boring because you know there used to be numerous problems in their supercars which were like a characteristic, some sort of identity for them, but now with their modern production lines there is a little chance for a flaw in the cars, the typical traditional Italian way! But Ferrari, aware of [...]

  Mercedes has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2006 SLR Mclaren.  They stated that on certain vehicles, under hard operating conditions, the engine compartment temperature can increase to a level which exceeds design parameters for the alternator not to function and it will become damaged. Read More… This will create [...]