If your car is subject to a recall, you probably know that it is best to repair your car as soon as possible. Following the massive Takata airbag recall, automakers have stepped up their efforts to locate defective cars and convince owners to bring their vehicles into dealers sooner rather than later. But even with […]
Archives for November 2018
New Cars for Recalled Subarus
Subaru made the unusual decision to replace than repair its defective 2019 Ascent SUVs. The defective vehicles- which comprise less than one percent of the Ascent models manufactured by the automaker – may be missing spot welds on the mechanism that holds the second-row door hinges. The problem resulted from faulty software programming according to […]
Defective Nissan Ignition Switches
Nissan recalled more than 150,000 cars in the United States and Canada due to faulty ignition switches that could disable vehicles while in operation. If the vehicle stops suddenly, there is an increased likelihood of a collision and resulting injuries. The recall affects small cars, commercial vans, and midsize pickups mostly sold in Canada and […]
Dealers Give Cash to Fix Recalls
For the past few years, automakers whose vehicles are equipped with defective Takata airbags have been racing to repair recalled airbags amid continuing reports of deaths and injuries. As of August, there have been 20 deaths in connection with faulty Takata airbags in the United States, Malaysia, and Australia. In the United States alone, 69 […]
Ford Seatbelts Sparks Fires
Almost two million Ford F-150 pickups are being recalled to repair defective seat-belts components that have ignited following crashes. The defect was uncovered in an investigation by the NHTSA in August. The investigation was prompted by five separate reports of fires in affected Ford models. Three of the five fires demolished the vehicles completely. (Ford […]