Dodge is recalling about 72,000 2008 and 2009 model year Dodge Ram trucks due to a malfunctioning windshield wiper.
A defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration explains, “The windshield wiper module motor assembly may be susceptible to water intrusion that could result in partial or complete loss of windshield wiping capability.”
Dodge dealers will inspect the vehicles, Read more…
Lexus has recalled more than 200,000 GS, IS and LS sedans from model years 2006 through 2008, due to a corrosion problem in fuel lines that could lead to a fuel leak.
In a defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Lexus explains, “In a section of the fuel lines located in the engine compartment of the subject vehicles, due to the orientation of the fuel line’s seam weld during a Read more…
Mitsubishi is recalling 2007 and 2008 Outlander SUVS due to a malfunction that might prevent the brake lights from turning on. A defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration explains, “The stop lamp switch of the subject vehicles may have been contaminated with silicone grease during vehicle assembly. If the contamination is sufficient, the contact points may become coated with silicone oxide Read more…
Dodge has recalled more than 100,000 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks powered by Cummins Diesel engines. Fourteen of the trucks have suffered engine fires.
In a defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Dodge explains that a sound-insulation “silencer pad can sag and contact the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler,” which “could result in an engine compartment fire.”
Jaguar is recalling about 3,800 2009 XF sedans due to an electrical defect that could result in a number of problems. In a defect notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Jaguar explains, “The instrument cluster speaker wires may fracture as a consequence of an overly aggressive tick-tock sound wave form, the volume of which is vehicle speed dependent.” The XF makes the tick-tock sound when its Read more…
Volkswagen is recalling some 2009 Passat and CC sedans and wagons due to a potentially dangerous steering defect.
In a Defect Notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, VW explains, “some affected vehicles may have an electromechanical steering gear control unit that can, in rare cases, malfunction due to a damaged capacitor. If this malfunction occurs, the driver’s steering input is not Read more…