Recalls

General Motors just announced a recall for its last-gen Muscle Car. This time, the problem is one well-known to the manufacturer: the key can switch off inadvertently if the driver hits it with his knee. Over 500,000 vehicles are targeted by this recall. The problematic part is used in all …

The Great Spring of Recalls just struck again, this time choosing a familiar victim: Chrysler. Specifically, some of the manufacturer’s SUVs are targeted by this recall. A total of over 6000 vehicles, including the 2014 Dodge Durango, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the 2014 Jeep Cherokee will have to …

Life is harsh for cars in our polar region. Cold weather can do damage to certain parts, meteorologic conditions can cause accidents... But the worst enemy of vehicles is salt. This powerful abrasive can scrape paint and corrupt steel like nothing else. For minivans, this can cause a quite serious …

Another recall landed on my desk this morning, this time targeting Ford. More than 1.3 million vehicles have to be repaired for various problems. The biggest part of this huge number comes from the 2011-2013 Explorer and 2008-2011 Escape. These vehicles were found to present various power steering problems that …

While they were simple, honest means of cheap transportation from A to B, the Chevrolet Aveo, Suzuki Swift and Pontiac G3/Wave were never considered hot . However, GM’s latest recall may change that. The American manufacturer just announced that the Chevrolet Aveo, Suzuki Swift and Pontiac G3/Wave built between 2004 …

Whatever you say about GM, it is very clear that their new policy of ‘’better safe than sorry’’ is fiercely enforced! The American automaker just initiated another large-scale recall, targeting 1,339,355 SUVs produced between 2008 and 2014. On certain 2009-2014 Buick Enclave, 2008-2014 Chevrolet Traverse, 2008-2014 GMC Acadia and 2009-2010 …

There seems to be a structural problem on Nissan’s all-electric car. The manufacturer has received some alarming reports about the front subframe assembly of their car. On 211 vehicles sold in the United States (and 65 in Canada), it is possible that some of those assemblies were badly welded, or …

As surely as the sun will come up tomorrow morning, a new recall will hit the automotive industry. So far, GM is far ahead in the score (or far behind, depending on how you count) with millions of recalled vehicles. Some of those even had to be recalled more than …

Another huge recall for American manufacturer GM. This time, more than 2.7 million vehicles are concerned, for a variety of reasons, ranging from ''mild inconvenience'' to '' catastrophic failure''. Of this number, 204,000 were sold in Canada. Here are the cars affected by this recall: 194,314 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu …

One of the most touted features of the Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Grand Caravan was the third row electric-opening side windows. At the touch of a button installed in the driver’s armrest, those glass panes would pop out, a feature very useful for getting hot air (and wet dog smell) …