Cars
Less than 24 hours after Ford issued a recall of close to 500,000 Escape V6 SUVs from the 2001-2004MY to repair stuck throttles, Mazda followed suite today and announced its own recall of 217,500 examples of the Tribute V6 for the same problem. The two models are mechanically related and were built together by Ford. Read more »
- Ford Advises 2013 Escape 1.6l Ecoboost Owners To Stop Driving Their Vehicles Due To A Fire Hazard
For the second time this week, Ford has issued a recall for its brand-new 2013 Escape. The first action affecting 8,266 Escape crossovers built from March 8, 2012 through June 7, 2012 was to fix carpet padding that could get in the way of braking. The...
- Ford Escape And Mazda Tribute Probed For Sticky Throttles After Many Incidents Including Fatal Crash
New reports of alleged sticky accelerator pedals are coming back to haunt Ford and Mazda as government safety regulators are investigating complaints from owners of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute SUVs with V6 engines from the 2001 to 2004 model years....
- Gm Recalls More Than 7,500 Trucks And Suvs Over Separate Gearbox And Steering Issues
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall campaign for two separate issues concerning GM trucks and SUVs. The first recall concerns 6,768 units of the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon from the 2011MY due to...
- 2011 Honda Odyssey Receives Second Recall In A Month
Less than two weeks after Honda issued a recall on 33,341 Odysseys from the 2011MY over a potential problem with the windshield wiper linkage rods, the Japanese automaker has announced a second recall for its latest generation minivan. This time Honda...
- Ford Stops Production Of Transit In China Over Accelerator Pedal Issue
While Toyota is the main car manufacturer to be affected by the faulty accelerator pedals (not to be confused with the floor-mat related sticky accelerator issues) made by Indiana-based supplier CTS Corp., it isn't the only one. The Associated Press...
Cars
Mazda to Recall 217,500 Tribute SUVs Over Sticky Accelerator
Less than 24 hours after Ford issued a recall of close to 500,000 Escape V6 SUVs from the 2001-2004MY to repair stuck throttles, Mazda followed suite today and announced its own recall of 217,500 examples of the Tribute V6 for the same problem. The two models are mechanically related and were built together by Ford. Read more »
- Ford Advises 2013 Escape 1.6l Ecoboost Owners To Stop Driving Their Vehicles Due To A Fire Hazard
For the second time this week, Ford has issued a recall for its brand-new 2013 Escape. The first action affecting 8,266 Escape crossovers built from March 8, 2012 through June 7, 2012 was to fix carpet padding that could get in the way of braking. The...
- Ford Escape And Mazda Tribute Probed For Sticky Throttles After Many Incidents Including Fatal Crash
New reports of alleged sticky accelerator pedals are coming back to haunt Ford and Mazda as government safety regulators are investigating complaints from owners of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute SUVs with V6 engines from the 2001 to 2004 model years....
- Gm Recalls More Than 7,500 Trucks And Suvs Over Separate Gearbox And Steering Issues
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall campaign for two separate issues concerning GM trucks and SUVs. The first recall concerns 6,768 units of the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon from the 2011MY due to...
- 2011 Honda Odyssey Receives Second Recall In A Month
Less than two weeks after Honda issued a recall on 33,341 Odysseys from the 2011MY over a potential problem with the windshield wiper linkage rods, the Japanese automaker has announced a second recall for its latest generation minivan. This time Honda...
- Ford Stops Production Of Transit In China Over Accelerator Pedal Issue
While Toyota is the main car manufacturer to be affected by the faulty accelerator pedals (not to be confused with the floor-mat related sticky accelerator issues) made by Indiana-based supplier CTS Corp., it isn't the only one. The Associated Press...