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ARC Automotive Airbag Inflator Kills Canadian Woman
ARC Automotive airbags are under an intensified investigation by U.S. and Canadian safety regulators after the reported death of a woman from an exploding ARC airbag inflator. The U.S. National...
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Infiniti M35 Hybrids Recalled To Keep the Engines Running
Nissan is recalling more than 1,100 model year 2012-2013 Infiniti M35 Hybrid cars because the engines can shut off while driving. In April 2016, Nissan began investigating multiple field reports from...
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Mercedes-Benz Recalls Cars So Owners Can't Adjust Headlights
Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 9,100 cars because owners could change the horizontal adjustment of the headlights. It may sound bizarre that a recall is needed just because owners could change...
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Hackers Take Control of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee, Again
A Jeep Cherokee hack is back on track, at least according to the same hackers who took control of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee in July 2015. Back then, Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller performed a controlled...
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South Korea Bans Sale of 80 Volkswagen Models
South Korea has taken more action against Volkswagen as punishment for cheating on emissions tests and has banned the sale of 80 models in the country. The move comes after numerous other actions by...
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Toyota Prius Plug-In Mileage Lawsuit Filed in Michigan
A Toyota Prius Plug-In mileage lawsuit has been filed concerning a 2012 Prius Plug-In that allegedly gets only 8 miles on a single battery charge. Plaintiff Richard Rosenbaum says he purchased the...
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What Can Happen While Waiting For Takata Airbag Repairs?
With at least 13 deaths and more than 100 injuries attributed to exploding Takata airbags, millions of drivers worry what will happen if they are in a fender-bender before their airbags can be...
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Newspaper: Volkswagen Caught Cheating Again
German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday that U.S. regulators have caught Volkswagen cheating again, this time by using unapproved software on 3-liter diesel cars. Bild, the largest Sunday...
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ZF North America Recalls 505,000 Transmission Sensors
ZF North America is recalling 505,000 transmission sensors that were included in transmissions sold to multiple automakers, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety...
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France Finds Emissions Problems in 86 Vehicle Models
French environmental authorities say an investigation into illegal vehicle emissions has found serious discrepancies between advertised emissions and real-world emissions levels. In an attempt to put...
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Volkswagen 'Particulate Filters' To Be Used on Gasoline Engines
Part of Volkswagen's $15 billion emissions settlement agreement with U.S. authorities sets aside nearly $5 billion to promote zero-emissions cars and to offset environmental damage that will continue...
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Study: 10,000 Lives Could Be Saved For $600 Per Car
Would you pay $600 for three safety features with the potential of stopping 10,000 fatal crashes a year? According to a study from Carnegie Mellon University, the three features have the potential to...
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Tesla Model S Owner in China Blames Autopilot for Collision
A driver of a Telsa Model S in China is complaining after he said his car sideswiped a car on the side of the road while the Model S "Autopilot" was engaged. Luo Zhen, 33, of Beijing, told Chinese...
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Millions of Keyless Remote Control Devices Can Be Cloned
Security researchers may have finally figured out how thieves have been opening locked car doors by holding small devices in their hands, leaving authorities baffled as to how the doors were unlocked....
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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Recalled to Fix Transmission Fluid Leaks
More than 45,700 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SUVs are recalled after the automaker discovered transmission fluid leaks were causing the SUVs to stop moving. The 2015 Outlander Sports are equipped with...
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Toyota Recalls RAV4 and Lexus HS 250h For 3rd Time
Toyota is recalling 337,000 cars and SUVs for the third time for the same problem, except this time dealers will use a different repair procedure on the vehicles. The 2006-2011 Toyota RAV4 and 2010...
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Honda Recalls Civic To Fix Side LED Lights
Honda is recalling more than 11,800 model year 2016 Civic 2-door cars because of problems with the side marker LED lights. Honda discovered the problem in May when five cars in Canada were found to...
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Fiat Chrysler Recalls RAM Trucks With Transfer Case Problems
Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling about 890 model year 2016 RAM 3500, 4500 and 5500 trucks to fix serious problems with the transfer cases. Chrysler first heard about possible problems with a truck...
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Volkswagen in Talks to Settle Justice Department Criminal Charges
Volkswagen is allegedly in talks with the U.S. Justice Department to settle criminal accusations over the automaker's emissions fraud, possibly adding another $1 billion or more to the $15 billion VW...
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BMW Recalls Cars After Driveshafts Keep Breaking
BMW is recalling 956 model year 2015 BMW M5, M6 coupes, M6 convertibles and M6 Gran Coupes because the driveshafts can break while driving. In August and September 2015, BMW learned about two...
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