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Tesla Marketing Lawsuit Says Personal Info Is Shared
A Tesla marketing lawsuit alleges the automaker of acquiring private information from driver's licenses, then storing and using that information for marketing and sales purposes without telling...
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Lexus ES Air Conditioner Smells Cause Lawsuit
Lexus ES air conditioner smells have caused owners to file a proposed class-action lawsuit that includes all consumers in the U.S. who purchased or leased any 2013-2017 Lexus ES series vehicle....
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Volkswagen Recalls Older Touaregs Over Gas Leak Concerns
Volkswagen is recalling nearly 74,000 model year 2004-2007 Touareg SUVs that can leak fuel that could possibly start fires. The SUVs are gasoline-powered and have fuel filter flanges that can crack...
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Mitsubishi Lancers Recalled to Replace Takata Airbags
Mitsubishi is recalling 66,000 Lancer cars to permanently replace passenger-side Takata frontal airbags at risk of rupturing during a crash. The 2004-2006 Lancer, Lancer Evolution and the 2004 Lancer...
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Hyundai Recalls Santa Fe SUVs That May Need New Engines
Hyundai is recalling 420 model year 2017 Santa Fe SUVs equipped with 3.3-liter engines. The automaker says the crankshaft assemblies may have been manufactured with irregularities in the crankshaft...
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Lexus HS 250h Cars Recalled to Replace Transaxle Assemblies
Lexus is recalling about 18,000 model year 2010 Lexus HS 250h hybrid cars that could enter fail-safe mode because of problems with the transaxle assemblies. A manufacturing mistake can cause the...
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Nissan Facing Trouble in Japan Over Falsified Documents
Nissan is in trouble in Japan because only a certified technician is allowed to put a stamp of approval on documents used to indicate Nissan vehicles have passed final inspections before the vehicles...
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Toyota Camry Air Conditioning Smell Lawsuit Will Continue
A Toyota Camry air conditioning smell lawsuit will continue after a federal judge refused Toyota's motion to dismiss the suit, although the judge did drop a few claims concerning 2011-present Camrys....
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Crash Fatalities Increase As Cars Allegedly Get Safer
A total of 37,461 people lost their lives in fatal vehicle crashes in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to 2015. The increased death toll occurred at a time when cars are equipped with more...
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Volkswagen and Canada Apparently Not Getting Along
Canada and Volkswagen aren't getting along, if recent actions taken by the Ontario government is any indicator of "getting long." The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change alleges VW failed...
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State Lawsuits Against VW Don't Look Good
State and local government lawsuits against Volkswagen over its emissions fraud are out of the question as a California federal judge blocked a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming. VW has already...
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Nissan Repairs Unintended Airbag Deployments in the Frontier, Titan and Xterra
Owners of Nissan Frontier, Titan and Xterra trucks and SUVs can receive free software updates that will fix any potential problems with rollover curtain airbags deploying when they shouldn't. Nissan...
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Consumer Groups Take Aim at CarMax Over Recalled Cars
Consumer groups are again waving red flags about CarMax, the largest retailer of used cars in the U.S. that allegedly pose a safety hazard to consumers because the "certified" cars may have open...
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Ohio Woman Dies in Fiery Jeep Liberty Rear-End Crash
A fatal crash involving an older Jeep Liberty has reminded safety advocates of the possible dangers of where the fuel tanks are located in certain Jeep SUVs. Vicki Hill, 58, of Elyria, Ohio, was...
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Tesla Recalls Model X SUVs to Fix Seatback Problems
Tesla is recalling about 11,000 Model X SUVs to fix possible problems with second-row folding seats that may need adjustments to the cables. The 2016-2017 SUVs have cables in the second-row seats that...
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Ram ProMaster City Vans Recalled to Replace Tire Placards
Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling nearly 11,300 model year 2015-2017 Ram ProMaster City vans to replace incorrect tire placard labels. The current placards have the wrong information about van...
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Mercedes-Benz Recalls 115 Vehicles in 3 Recalls
Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 115 vehicles in three recalls, with the largest recall issued to fix problems that can cause fuel leaks and fires. About 110 model year 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter...
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BMW Recalls X3 2.5i, X3 3.0i and X3 xDrive30i Over Airbags
BMW is recalling 85,300 vehicles to repair passenger airbag problems that can cause the airbags to fail in a crash. The 2006-2010 BMW X3 2.5i, X3 3.0i and X3 xDrive30i vehicles are equipped with front...
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Ford Explorer Carbon Monoxide Fears Will Be Calmed
Ford Explorer carbon monoxide and exhaust fume concerns will be tackled by the automaker as Ford announced "complimentary service" for 1.4 million model year 2011-2017 non-police Explorers in North...
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Chrysler Recalls 470,000 Cars and SUVs to Fix Head Restraint Issues
Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling 470,000 cars and SUVs to repair possible problems with the active head restraints that should automatically move forward in certain rear impact crashes. The...
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