Roughly 645,000 vehicles are being recalled worldwide by Toyota to fix an electrical problem that could prevent the inflation of air bags during a crash. The vehicles under recall include certain Toyota Prius and Lexus RX and NX SUVs. Additionally, the following models are also cited as having this problem: Toyota Alphard, Vellfire, Sienta, Noah, Voxy, Esquire, Probox, Succeed, Corolla, … Read More
Aston Martin Recalls Nearly 4,000 DB11 Coupes for Faulty Steering Column
Luxury British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin has announced a recall of nearly 4,000 vehicles made after 2015. The announcement comes after the company received complaints about unintended airbag deployment and this has been linked to faulty Daimler steering-column components installed on certain models. These are the same steering-column parts affecting upwards of one million Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The problem stems … Read More
Ford Sudden-Downshift Recall Could Expand to 1.3 Million Vehicles
A recall by Ford in 2016 for certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles could expand from 153,000 to 1,375,577 vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Federal safety regulators are investigating the problem and will determine what should be done about a downshifting problem that initially affected 153,000 model year 2016 vehicles: Ford F-150 pickups, Ford Expedition SUVs, Lincoln … Read More
Ford Recalls 2,900, 2006 Ranger Pickups for Dangerous Airbags After West Virginia Man’s Death
2006 Ford Ranger Pickups Recalled for Airbags Ford is warning owners of 2006 Ranger pickup trucks to stop driving them due to dangerous airbags that my cause injuries or death. A 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck equipped with defective Takata airbags has killed a West Virginia man after the airbags exploded during a minor collision. Steve Mollohan, 56, of Hedgesville, … Read More
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 160,000 Stalling 2017 Pacifica Minivans
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Minivans Recalled for Engine Stalling A recall was announced by Fiat Chrysler for more than 160,000 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivans after it was discovered that a computer glitch may accidentally shut off the engine while driving, according to USA Today. The defective software problem mostly affects vehicles located in North America with gasoline engines. The glitch is … Read More
Takata Recalls Additional 3.3 Million Air Bag Inflators to Historic Auto Recall
2009, 2010 and 2013 Vehicles Recalled from 15 Brands The largest and deadliest auto recall in U.S. history, just got bigger. More faulty air bag inflators have been added to a massive auto recall by Japan-based Takata with an announcement in January that 3.3 million vehicles were added to the list. The recall adds to 69 million previously recalled airbag … Read More