Issues
Service Campaign: Should G.M. Have Recalled Saturn Ions for Steering Failures?
After fielding more than 600 complaints, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating whether General Motors should have recalled 384,000 Saturn Ion coupes and sedans as part of a larger recall earlier this year.
The recall of a million cars in March was prompted by a N.H.T.S.A. investigation in January, which concerned the electric power steering on 2005-10 Chevrolet Cobalts and 2007-10 Pontiac G5s.
Air bag recalls involve 1.3 million vehicles in U.S.
In one of the biggest auto-safety moves of the year, automakers on Thursday recalled more than 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S., part of 3 million worldwide for faulty air bags that could deploy and injure passengers.
The recall urges owners of certain older Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, General Motors and BMW vehicles to take their cars to dealerships. There, mechanics may need to replace faulty canisters that contain the propellant that activates air bags.
Honda, Nissan and Toyota in massive recall
HONG KONG (CNNMoney)
A number of automakers — including Japanese leaders Honda and Toyota — are recalling around 3.4 million cars due to airbag defects.
Toyota said it was recalling 1.7 million cars around the world, including some popular Corolla, Matrix and Tundra models. Nissan recalled around 480,000 cars, while Mazda added another 45,000 worldwide.
Honda, which is recalling more than 1.1 million autos, said the recall was necessary to replace passenger front airbag inflators.
Automakers Recall 3.3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bags
4/11/13
CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
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Sunroof Leakage – 2006-2013 Chrysler 300, Jeep Patriot, Liberty, Compass, Commander, Cherokee or Grand Cherokee
Chrysler, Jeep Leaky Sunroof Class Action Lawsuit
By Mike Holter
Chrysler owners have filed a class action lawsuit against the automaker alleging that some Chrysler and Jeep vehicles from model years 2006 through the present have defective, leaking sunroofs that Chrysler refuses to fix or honor warranty claims for.