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Sometimes you simply leave your car for service, and instead of getting it back fixed, you don't even get to see it at all, because it burned completely, until nothing has been left from it. This Tuesday night at this Chevrolet dealership, shortly after 7 p.m. a janitor was cleaning in the service building at Buff Whelan Chevrolet in Sterling Heights, Mich., and spilled cleaning supplies, causing what the fire chief called a "big ball of flame to erupt." About 30 vehicles were destroyed in a blaze. No one was reported injured, fire officials said. The cost of the damage...
FCA says it is recalling 1.33 million vehicles worldwide in two separate campaigns for potential fire risks and inadvertent airbag deployments. The automaker said it is recalling about 770,000 SUVs because of a wiring issue that may lead to inadvertent deployment of the driver-side airbag and is linked to reports of five related minor injuries, but no crashes. The company said wiring could chafe against pieces of steering-wheel trim, potentially causing a short-circuit and ultimately leading to an inadvertent airbag deployment. The recall covers 538,000 2011-2015 Dodge Journey vehi...
Daimler got accused of false advertising and the possible wrongful manipulation of exhaust gas treatment systems in diesel cars two months ago, on May 23 the searches got triggered by Stuttgart local court's search warrant, and according to that document more than 1 million cars with excessive emissions, including various luxury Mercedes-Benz models, were sold in Europe and the U.S. between 2008 and 2016, which researched the matter with regional broadcasters WDR and NDR. A Daimler spokesman declined to comment on the continuing investigation by local prosecutors, adding the carm...
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it is recalling about 6,000 Ford Edge, Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ 2.0-liter gasoline vehicles that have improperly welded torque converter studs. The affected vehicles are:•2017 Ford Edge crossovers built at Oakville (Ontario) Assembly Plant from April 25 to June 20.•2017 Ford Fusion sedans built at Hermosillo (Mexico) Assembly Plant from May 4 to June 19.•2017 Lincoln MKZ sedans built at Hermosillo from May 4 to June 19.In each case, dealers will replace the affected parts for free. The automaker said the affected vehicles...
At least 17 deaths and 180 injuries worldwide are now tied to the defect that prompted the largest ever auto safety recall and led Takata to file for bankruptcy protection last month. Honda Motor Co. on Monday confirmed an 11th U.S. death involving one of its vehicles tied to a faulty Takata Corp. airbag inflator. The Japanese automaker said the incident occurred in Florida in June 2016 when an individual was working on repairs on a 2001 Honda Accord and the airbag ruptured. Takata inflators can explode with excessive force, unleashing metal shrapnel inside cars and trucks.&nb...
