Ford has issued a Technical Service Bulletin for the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid due to a software issue with the brakes, similar to the recent Toyota Prius and Lexus HS recall.
Category Archives: Recalls
Toyota recalls some more cars, company president apologizes for situation
Another day, another recall from Toyota. Two recalls in fact. Toyota is recalling 133,000 2010 Toyota Priuses and 14,500 2010 Lexus HS250h’s, as well as 7,300 2010 Toyota Camrys, both for braking issues, although the two separate recalls are unrelated.
Ford issues recall for "life-threatening" issue on 2010 Shelby GT500
Now, I’m no fan of health and safety stupidity, but sometimes, it can really crack you up. This is one of those times. Ford has had to recall a whopping 243 Shelby GT500s due to an extremely serious issue with the tires.
Fix for Toyota's new accelerator recall sorted out
A 2010 Toyota Tundra, one of the affected vehicles
Automotive News is reporting that a fix for Toyota’s second accelerator recall has been developed, and Toyota plants are beginning to receive them.
Toyota halts sales and production of cars due to recent recall
Toyota has announced that they will halt both sales and production of all cars affected by their recent accelerator recall. The cars were recalled due to an issue with the accelerator mechanism, which could cause the accelerator to jam.
Toyota issues another accelerator related recall, continues selling affected cars without fix
Toyota has issued a voluntary recall, yet again involving the possibility of accelerators jamming. This time, less cars are affected, and the cause is different as well.
Honda recalling 2006-2007 Ridgeline
Honda is recalling 7,600 Ridgelines, model years 2006 and 2007, due to an issue with a wiring harness connector in the front passenger footwell. If your passenger, for reasons unknown to me and the NHTSA, kicks it, the terminal connector may overheat, potentially resulting in a fire.
2006-2009 Hyundai Azera recalled
Hyundai is recalling 65,226 Azeras, from 2006 to 2009, due to an issue with the front passenger airbag.
Volvo recalls over 140,000 cars
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MINI recalling the Cooper and Cooper S
MINI, or if you want to be pedantic, their parent company BMW, is recalling 205 2010 MINI Coopers and MINI Cooper S’, due to incorrect tire information.