Ford has delayed in fixing brakes to Fusion, Milan and MKZ vehicles under recall for over 60 days, leaving customers in unsafe cars. If Ford can’t fix the brakes in a timely manner, Ford should buy back the recall vehicles.
Hyundai has heavily promoted its new parking feature, Remote Smart Parking Assist. The feature allows the driver to remotely park the car by holding down a button on the key fob. The car can go backwards and forwards and make minor steering adjustments, allowing it to...
The owners of the nearly one million Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles have been through this before. The vehicles were previously recalled to replace defective Takata airbags that put drivers and passengers at risk of injury and death. The initial recall allowed the...
Caveat emptor is a Latin that means “let the buyer beware.” The warning can have special meaning for those who are shopping for a used car. In all cases, used car buyers should seek and obtain as much useful information as possible about the vehicle before they...
Regular readers of our Lemon Law and Car Fraud Blog will recall that we recently published a post about the biggest auto recalls in U.S. history since the 1970 creation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In that post, we looked at a couple...
One of the best things about the establishment of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 1970 was that it required automakers to meet safety standards and issue recalls when vehicle defects affect motorist safety. That brings us to today's...
If you thought the Takata airbag inflator scandal and recalls were coming to an end, think again. Recent news reports indicate that a type of Takata inflator once thought to be safe and reliable has come under the microscope after a crash and explosion injured a Honda...
If it sometimes feels as if automakers from the U.S., Japan, Italy, South Korea and the UK are in the midst of one recall after another, that is because that is exactly what is going on. Of course, we should not leave Germany out of the list of nations famed for their...
There is an old saying that bad things come in threes. While we doubt the accuracy of the proverb, Ford Motor Company might not. The iconic American automaker recently issued a trio of recalls that include its popular F-150 pickup truck.The flurry of Ford recalls...
Honda recently announced that it is recalling more than 100,000 of its Ridgeline trucks because they can catch on fire after going through a car wash. The recalled Ridgeline trucks are from the model years 2017 and 2018. Honda is also recalling Ridgelines from the...