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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.
- Toyota Recalling 6.5 Million Vehicles Worldwide Over Faulty Power Window Switches
Toyota announced it will recall approximately 6,500,000 vehicles globally for faulty power window switches that may short circuit and potentially cause a fire. 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...
- Feds Expand Investigation Of Toyota Models Over Fire Risk To 1.4 Million Vehicles
The U.S. government has added approximately 570,000 vehicles to an ongoing probe of a power window master switch located on the driver's door on certain Toyota models that could pose a fire risk, increasing the total number of vehicles investigated...
- 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...
- Acura Recalling More Than 167,000 Tsx Sedans For Fire Hazard
Honda Motors' Acura division is recalling 167,255 of its 2004 - 2008 MY TSX sedans with the 2.4-liter inline-four in the U.S. because the power steering hose can potentially deteriorate prematurely and leak fluids causing a fire hazard. "Oil...
Cars
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 window and reach the master-power window switch, over time, it could cause electrical resistance. If that were to happen, the switch could overheat smoke, and cause a fire.
Read more »- Toyota Recalling 6.5 Million Vehicles Worldwide Over Faulty Power Window Switches
Toyota announced it will recall approximately 6,500,000 vehicles globally for faulty power window switches that may short circuit and potentially cause a fire. 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...
- Feds Expand Investigation Of Toyota Models Over Fire Risk To 1.4 Million Vehicles
The U.S. government has added approximately 570,000 vehicles to an ongoing probe of a power window master switch located on the driver's door on certain Toyota models that could pose a fire risk, increasing the total number of vehicles investigated...
- 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...
- Acura Recalling More Than 167,000 Tsx Sedans For Fire Hazard
Honda Motors' Acura division is recalling 167,255 of its 2004 - 2008 MY TSX sedans with the 2.4-liter inline-four in the U.S. because the power steering hose can potentially deteriorate prematurely and leak fluids causing a fire hazard. "Oil...