Cars
Some i8 owners will soon be receiving a recall notice from BMW which has discovered a potential fire risk present in some of the cars manufactured so far.
We don’t know if an actual fire prompted the manufacturer to issue the recall of the 223 cars it believes to be affected, but whenever fire is even a possibility, things need to be addressed as soon as possible.
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- What Would You Do To This Maserati If You Were A Firefighter?
There's a very good reason why we don't park in front of fire hydrants, and no, it’s not because a traffic officer will give us a ticket or tow away our car. It's so that the fire department can have easy access in case the fire hydrant...
- Recalled 2010 Camaro Burns Down, Owner Asks Gm To Help Him Finance A New Zl1
Back in May of 2009, General Motors issued the first ever recall for its then new, fifth generation Camaro that was sold as a 2010 model, only a few weeks after launch. The recall affected 1,243 Camaro SS coupes equipped with a V8 engine because of...
- Power-window Related Fire Risk Prompts Honda To Recall 489,000 Cr-vs In The U.s., Europe And Africa
Usually, water puts out a fire but when it comes to the Honda CR-V from the 2002 to 2006 model years, rain can eventually lead to a fire risk. To explain, Honda discovered that if rainwater or other spilled liquids enter through an open driver's...
- Officials Say Fisker Karma Was The Origin Of A Texas House Fire
The Fisker Karma is once again under the spotlight following two widely publicized incident regarding a recent recall for its A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk and a car that shut down only a few days after Consumer Reports purchased...
- Volkswagen Usa Recalling Almost 16,000 Routan Minivans For Fire Hazard
Yep, it's another recall for a possible fire danger - the fourth this month after General Motors, BMW and Chrysler issued recalls on certain models for (unrelated in the first two cases) problems that could lead to a fire. In Volkswagen's case,...
Cars
BMW Recalls i8 for Risk of Fire
Some i8 owners will soon be receiving a recall notice from BMW which has discovered a potential fire risk present in some of the cars manufactured so far.
We don’t know if an actual fire prompted the manufacturer to issue the recall of the 223 cars it believes to be affected, but whenever fire is even a possibility, things need to be addressed as soon as possible.
Read more »
- What Would You Do To This Maserati If You Were A Firefighter?
There's a very good reason why we don't park in front of fire hydrants, and no, it’s not because a traffic officer will give us a ticket or tow away our car. It's so that the fire department can have easy access in case the fire hydrant...
- Recalled 2010 Camaro Burns Down, Owner Asks Gm To Help Him Finance A New Zl1
Back in May of 2009, General Motors issued the first ever recall for its then new, fifth generation Camaro that was sold as a 2010 model, only a few weeks after launch. The recall affected 1,243 Camaro SS coupes equipped with a V8 engine because of...
- Power-window Related Fire Risk Prompts Honda To Recall 489,000 Cr-vs In The U.s., Europe And Africa
Usually, water puts out a fire but when it comes to the Honda CR-V from the 2002 to 2006 model years, rain can eventually lead to a fire risk. To explain, Honda discovered that if rainwater or other spilled liquids enter through an open driver's...
- Officials Say Fisker Karma Was The Origin Of A Texas House Fire
The Fisker Karma is once again under the spotlight following two widely publicized incident regarding a recent recall for its A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk and a car that shut down only a few days after Consumer Reports purchased...
- Volkswagen Usa Recalling Almost 16,000 Routan Minivans For Fire Hazard
Yep, it's another recall for a possible fire danger - the fourth this month after General Motors, BMW and Chrysler issued recalls on certain models for (unrelated in the first two cases) problems that could lead to a fire. In Volkswagen's case,...