Car of the Month – Chrysler Recalls 2019-2020 Dodge Ram 1500 Trucks
When you purchase or lease a new vehicle, you expect all components to be in safe, working order. Unfortunately, many vehicles leave the production line with defects that can pose a severe safety risk for drivers, passengers, and other motorists. If you are the owner of a 2019-2020 Dodge Ram 1500, your vehicle could be one of...read more
Read MoreFord Issues 3 Recalls Due to Crash Concerns
Ford Motor Co. is recalling approximately 1.5 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the United States and Canada due to three separate issues which cause significant safety concerns. The recall involves select 2011-13 Ford F-150 pickups with six-speed automatic transmissions, 2017-19 Lincoln Continental vehicles, and select 2019 Ford Mustang, Lincoln Navigator, and Lincoln Nautilus vehicles....read more
Read MoreTesla Exec Responds to Calls for Help on Social Media
Despite their innovative technology and stylish design making electric cars better-performing and more desirable than perhaps ever before, Tesla has been no stranger to maintenance and defect issues, particularly lately with both their Model S and Model X vehicles suffering from serious defects both in their components and their operating software. However, many Tesla owners...read more
Read MoreGM Announces Recall of 4 Million Cars
General Motors announced this month that it will recall 4.3 million cars with apparent seat belt and airbag defects. The worldwide recall comes in the wake of one death, though the company has not released details of the incident. As the NY Daily News reports, the automaker has admitted that defect is a software glitch present in...read more
Read MoreWired’s “Jeep Hack” Report Leads to Chrysler Recall
Last month, Chrysler officially announced a recall of 1.4 million of its vehicles following an investigative report published by the technology magazine Wired. In Wired‘s “Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It,” researchers proved that it was possible to remotely affect a Chrysler dashboard computer and effectively shut down the vehicle while it...read more
Read MoreRental Companies May Soon Be Punished For Unsafe Cars
Did you know that there is currently no federal law in place that requires a rental company to inform a driver that the car they are renting is under a safety recall? On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the United States Senate is examining legislation that would change this. This is the direct result of the airbag recall from...read more
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