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NHTSA Investigates Lotus Elise Oil-Cooler Ruptures
The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) is investigating oil-cooler leaks on 4,400 Lotus Elise sports cars from the 2005-2006 model years. The safety agency instigated the search after 33 owners complained that their cars’ oil-cooler ruptured, spraying oil on the wheels and /or the engine bay. Read more »
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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....
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Feds Investigate Ford Taurus After Complaints About Sticky Throttles
Safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have opened a preliminary investigation into an estimated 360,000 Ford Taurus sedans from the 2005 and 2006 model years after receiving 14 complaints from owners alleging...
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Feds Investigate Transmission Cable Problems In At Least Three Gm Models
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] said on Monday that it is widening a preliminary investigation that began with 23 complaints about the Saturn Aura sedan from the 2007 and 2008 model years, over a transmission cable issue that...
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2011 Volkswagen Jetta Tdi Under Investigation Over Fuel Leak Complaints
Federal safety officials are looking into allegations for possible fuel leaks on the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine (TDI). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] said that so far, it has received...
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Gm Minivans Probed By Nhtsa For Sliding Doors That Open While Driving
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating as many as 175,000 Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana SV6 and Saturn Relay minivans built in 2005 and 2006, due to reports that power sliding doors opened without...
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