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The potential recall we reported in April is now official. Chrysler is recalling 242,780 2003-2011 Dodge and Ram pickups worldwide because a fracture of the left tie rod ball stud could occur. This could potentially cause a loss of directional stability. There have been what a Chrysler spokesman calls “a few minor accidents and one [...]
The National Highway Transport Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is looking into a potential problem with airbag systems installed on 2007-2008 Jeep Wranglers. NHTSA Campaign PE11-019, opened on May 23, is being conducted by Peter Ong, an investigator with the ODI, and deals with 29 consumer complaints of airbag light illumination or clock [...]
News Analysis by Bill Cawthon On Tuesday, February 8, Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation, announced the results of its investigation into the electronic systems blamed for unintended acceleration in some Toyota vehicles. “The jury is back; the verdict is in,” LaHood told the audience. “There is no electronic-based cause for unintended, high-speed acceleration in Toyotas. [...]
Among the six largest automakers, Ford recalled the fewest vehicles, 581,000, last year. That was way down from 4.5 million in 2009. Chrysler was next, with 1.6 million vehicles, up from 589,000 in 2009. At the top of the list was Toyota, which recalled 7.1 million vehicles in 19 separate campaigns, a new record. Toyota’s [...]