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Recall

Recall Alert: 2010 Mazda CX-9

Mazda is recalling the 2010 CX-9 because it’s seat heaters are working a little too well. If it’s super cold, you know, one of those days when you’d actually like to use your seat heaters, the problem could arise. Due to lack of grounding, the heating units could overheat, catching your seat on fire.
Dude, did [...]

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Recall Time: Nissan Recalls over 500,000

Before going into the details, let me start off by saying this: Nissan’s issues don’t cause your car to accelerate uncontrollably all on it’s own. I’m not naming any names, but I’m looking at you, Toyota.
So, why is Nissan issuing such a huge recall? It’s actually two separate issues.
Recall number one affects 2008-2010 Titan, Armada, [...]

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Recall Notice: 2010 Toyota Tacoma

Alright, so we’ve got runaway accelleration, funky brake pedals, and now this. Toyota is recalling about 8k 2010 Tacoma 4×4 trucks due to defective driveshafts. The rear joint is weak, and could crack, causing the driveshaft to, well, fall off the truck.
No big deal, eh?
Fortunately no accidents have been reported, and most affected trucks are [...]

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Recall Alert: Honda Recalls 378k vehicles

Is Japan trying to kill us or something? It seems Toyota is not alone with the rolling death-mobiles. Honda announced a recall of 378,000 cars in the US (437k globally.) The affected vehicles include Accords, Civics, Odysseys, and CR-V’s from the 2001 and 2002 model years. A few Acura vehicles are also affected.
The issues is [...]

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Recall Notice: 2010 Toyota Prius Brakes

Toyota is very quickly losing it’s bullet-proof reliability reputation.  First the whole gas pedal / unintended acceleration thing.  They’re still trying to figure that one out, by the way.  Now, Toyota announced that they’re recalling 270k of the 2010 Prius for a brake issue.  About 100k of these Prioria are in the United States.
The issue [...]

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Recall Notice: 2007-2008 Honda Fit

This is no Toyota-level recall, but 646,000 Fits is not exactly minor.  About 141k of the affected Fits, from model years 2007 and 2008, are in the United States.  In some cases, water (probably from rain) can get into the driver’s window switch, possibly causing a fire.
No cases have been reported yet, and the recall [...]

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Recall Time – 2010 Acura MDX

This is one of the lowest volume recalls I can remember seeing – though it’s not surprising, since we’re talking about a pretty low-volume vehicle.  Acura has issued a recall for a whopping 644 2010 MDX’s.  Only a select few of these vehicles are targeted, and the issue is a missing bolt.
The big deal is [...]

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Recall Alert: 2007 Dodge Nitro

If you’re the lucky (did I really just write that?) owner of a 2007 Dodge Nitro, you’re in luck! Err, wait that’s not right. Dodge is recalling almost 85,000 of these fabulous (seriously, what’s wrong with me today?) SUV’s to fix a little windshield wiper problem. See, if you use the delay function, it may [...]

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Recall Time: 2007 Dodge Nitro

If you’re the owner of a 2007 Dodge Nitro, it’s recall time. ( I would say “proud owner”, but c’mon, we’re talking about the Nitro. ) The wiper system is potentially defective, which is of course, a serious problem if you ever drive in the rain.
Affected owners should receive recall notices soon. If you [...]

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Recall Notice: 2009 Nissan Sentra

Nissan is recalling a fairly small number of model year 2009 Sentras – 10,586 to be exact. Some of these cars were equipped with a faulty Bosch master cylinder, which could leak brake fluid.
The good news is that a warning light *will* flash before anything horrible happens, hopefully giving you plenty of time to [...]

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