Tesla Wins Legal Battle to Sell Vehicles in Virginia
Tesla now has the legal right to operate a dealership in Virginia after a fight with the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association over the issue of an auto manufacturer not selling its cars through...
View ArticleGM Takata Petition Says No Airbag Recall Is Necessary
A GM Takata petition filed with the government claims a recall of trucks and SUVs isn't necessary because the airbag inflators are safe and should be exempt from actions required by the National...
View ArticleAudi Q3 SUVs Recalled For Turn Signal Failures
More than 23,200 Audi Q3 SUVs are recalled if they are equipped with LED headlights. Audi says there may be problems with the front turn signals that can fail to illuminate, but Q3 drivers won't know...
View ArticleFord Recalls Econolines That May Suddenly Lose Propulsion
Ford is recalling about 4,300 Econoline vehicles equipped with 5.4-liter engines and 5R110W transmissions because the vehicles can suddenly lose drive power. Ford says the 2009-2016 Econolines have...
View ArticleTesla Sued After Two-Year-Old Boy Drives Into His Mom
A Tesla Model X lawsuit says the SUV has design flaws that allowed a two-year-old boy to drive the vehicle into his mother. The California plaintiff, 31-year-old Mallory Harcourt, purchased the 2018...
View ArticleMazda Recalls CX-9 SUVs For Electrical Problems
Nearly 8,300 Mazda CX-9 SUVs are recalled in the U.S. and Canada because multiple systems may deactivate without warning. The 2018 CX-9s may have wiring harness problems that disable the turn signals,...
View Article2020 Range Rover Evoques Recalled For Windshield Washer Failures
Land Rover is recalling about 2,700 model year 2020 Range Rover Evoque SUVs because the front and rear windshield washer systems may fail due to fuse problems. A fuse in the engine junction box for...
View ArticleFerrari Recalls Vehicles For Airbag and Seat Belt Problems
Ferrari is recalling more than 950 vehicles because the airbags and seat belt pretensioners may fail in crashes. Additionally, Ferrai says the airbags and pretensioners could suddenly and unexpectedly...
View ArticleRange Rover Door Latch Recall Ordered, Again
A Range Rover door latch recall has been ordered for owners who have been down this road too many times. Land Rover says nearly 65,400 model year 2013-2016 Ranger Rovers and 2014-2016 Range Rover...
View ArticleAudi A8 Recall Issued For Passenger Seat Problems
A 2019 Audi A8 recall has been issued for 66 vehicles equipped with rear relaxation seats. Audi says the front passenger seat track rivets may fail and cause the spindle brackets to separate. This...
View ArticleAudi Recalls A3, RS3 and S3 For Airbag Failures
Audi is recalling nearly 139,000 vehicles because the passenger airbags may deactivate and fail to deploy in crash impacts. 2015-2016 Audi S3 2015-2019 Audi A3 2015-2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet 2016-2018...
View ArticleMazda Recall: Mazda3 Wheels Could Fall Off From Loose Lug Nuts
A 2019 Mazda3 recall for more than 38,000 cars is needed to prevent the wheels from detaching from the vehicles due to loose lug nuts. The automaker received a report of loose lug nuts from outside...
View ArticleTakata Airbags Cause Recall of 1.6 Million Acura/Honda Vehicles
A Honda Takata airbag recall for about 1.6 million Acura and Honda vehicles in the U.S. has been announced six months ahead of a schedule set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
View ArticleAudi Recalls 148,000 Q5 and SQ5 SUVs For Loose Trim
Audi is recalling more than 148,000 model year 2018-2019 Q5 and SQ5 SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because the wheel arch cover trim may come loose and fly off the vehicles. The problem may not cause the...
View ArticleMaserati Granturismos Recalled For Airbag Problems
A Maserati Granturismo recall for about 780 vehicles has been issued to fix problems that can cause the airbags to deploy without crash impacts, or fail to deploy in crash impacts. The 2015-2018...
View ArticleTesla Model S Fire in China Allegedly Caused By a Battery Module
A Tesla Model S fire recorded in China may have been caused by a failure of one of the battery modules that power the car. Not much was known about the April 21 incident when the video originally hit...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Over Indianapolis Tesla Model S Crash
An Indianapolis Tesla Model S crash is at the heart of a lawsuit that alleges multiple defects killed the passenger who was also the lessee of the car. The lawsuit was filed by the wife of Kevin...
View ArticleVW Recalls Atlas and Passat Vehicles To Fix Headlights
Volkswagen is recalling more than 714,000 model year 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat cars and 2018-2019 Atlas SUVs because the headlights could be adjusted by customers. More than 662,000 of the recalled...
View Article2010-2012 Jaguar XF Gas Smell Recall Investigated
Gas smells in 2010-2012 Jaguar XF cars caused a recall in 2012, but federal safety regulators are investigating if those recalls adequately fixed the cars. The gas odors are caused by leaking fuel...
View ArticleAcura ILX Recall Issued to Replace Driveshafts
An Acura ILX recall for more than 58,000 cars has been ordered to replace right driveshafts and halfshafts so the cars don't roll away. About 50,000 model year 2016-2019 ILX cars are affected in the...
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