The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is imploring vehicle owners with defective Takata airbags to have their cars repaired and this time their efforts are focused on Southern Florida. Safety experts report that almost 459,000 south Florida residents in Broward and Miami-Dade counties have still not repaired their recalled vehicles equipped with defective airbags. […]
Articles
Audi Announces Second Recall for Fires in Vehicles
A second recall of Audi vehicles and SUVs was announced this year amid reports of fires due to overheating in the vehicles. The affected vehicles include 342,867 cars in the United States and 50,000 cars in Canada. The recall is aimed at vehicles with 2.0-liter Turbo FSI engines including the 2013-2017 A5 and Q5, the […]
GM Issues Recall of Chevrolet Volt for Faulty Battery Software
General Motors (GM) has recalled over 3000 Chevrolet Volt vehicles for a defect that could result in sudden stalling. The battery software in the plug-in hybrid cars has been identified as the source of the problem. Defects that cause a car to stall without warning typically generate recalls by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
Buyer Beware: City and State Auctions also Sell Recalled Cars
Regulators and safety advocacy groups have diligently warned consumers about the importance of repairing cars that are subject to safety recalls. Recently, efforts have been undertaken by various agencies and states to implement systems that make it easier to find customers with cars subject to open recalls and encourage them to address these safety defects […]
Fiat Chrysler Recalls Cars Due to Cruise Control Defect
Fiat Chrysler announced a massive recall of 5.3 million cars in North America for a defect related to its cruise control feature. Affected vehicles contain a malfunction that may prevent drivers from disengaging cruise control while the car is operating and can lead to serious injury or death. In the United States, the recall included […]
