Mitsubishi has officially announced a recall for its i-MiEV and plug-in hybrid Outlander SUV in Japan where the majority of those vehicles have been sold so far. A recall in the U.S. may follow.
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Chrysler said today that it does not intend to call-back roughly 2.7 million vehicles to make repairs despite the government requesting a recall.
Automakers and auto dealerships are opposing a bill that would require rental car companies to prohibit renting of recalled vehicles until they are repaired.
Japanese automaker Subaru is recalling almost 5,400 model year 2013 Outback and Legacy vehicles because the steering column might disengage.
A bill that would require vehicles under safety recalls to be grounded from rental fleet use is being introduced again by a group of senators.
Roughly 100,000 Ford and Mercury minivans might be added to a recall announced earlier this year.
Improperly torqued bolts anchoring second-row seat belts in a total of 272 Mercedes-Benz GL SUVs are cause for a new recall.
The Buick Encore has only been available since the start of the year and it’s already falling under a recall because the steering wheel could detach.
After fielding 533 complaints, Mercedes-Benz and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are looking into a possible fuel leak in roughly 250,000 E-Class luxury cars.
Honda has announced a recall of roughly 250,000 vehicles globally for an electronics glitch that could cause the brakes to be applied even when the the pedal has not been pressed.
An undetermined number of Nissan Altimas, LEAFs, Pathfinders, Sentras, as well as the Infiniti JX35 built in 2013 are being recalled over a defect which can cause the airbag to not go off in the case of an accident.
Don’t worry if you look up at the panoramic sunroof in your Hyundai Veloster and it cracks — you’re (probably) not that ugly.
Lotus is recalling 546 of its sports cars in North America because of a problem with an oil cooler line that could become detached.
Don’t get too excited if you’ve been walking by your new or recent model year Subaru to find it starting itself. You haven’t discovered KITT’s younger cousin.
Porsche is recalling 111 of its 911 Carrera and Carrara 4 sports cars from the 2013 model year because the exhaust tailpipe can fracture and fall off the muffler.
It’s 2013, but stereotypes of American vehicles from the ‘70s still linger in the automotive industry, with buyers wondering if domestic cars can ever be as reliable as imports.
General Motors announced two recalls on today for roughly 12,000 vehicles, one regarding faulty airbags, and the other for suspension issues.
Toyota announced a recall today that affects 3,235 units, and concerns the occupant sensing system in the passenger seats.
The National Highway Traffic safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that automakers filed more than 650 recall campaigns in 2012, affecting over 17.8 million vehicles, vehicle equipment and child-safety seats.