Posts Tagged ‘national highway traffic safety administration’
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click for a hi-res gallery of the JCW MINIStep into a MINI dealership as of next spring and ask for "the works", and there'll be a new option at your disposal: the John Cooper Works MINI convertible, which Inside Line reports will be unveiled in March at the Geneva Motor Show.The drop-top Works wil......
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Mercedes jump-started a new trend of four-door coupes with the CLS. But after several years of having the niche market to itself, the German automaker is bracing for an onslaught of competition, from above and from below. While the Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide attempt to take the four-do......
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of crash-tested Ford TaurusFord has been very quiet about what it will have onstage at the New York Auto Show tomorrow, but one vehicle we do know that will be under the lights is the Ford Taurus. While there will certainly be a number of Taurus models waxed, pol......
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received around 40 complaints from owners of the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline regarding the vehicle's braking performance. According to the owners, too much pedal effort is required to slow the vehicle down when the engine......
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Spinning out in a new Volkswagen will become a lot harder later this year. Starting with its 2009 models sold in the U.S., Volkswagen will be adding electronic stability control as a standard feature. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has previously decreed that all vehicles have to......
Tags: acceleration sensors, cars sport, electronic stability control, electronic stabilization program, german automaker, highway traffic safety, luxury brand, minivans, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety, national highway traffic safety administration, nhtsa, passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, stabilization system, standard-esc, traction control, traffic safety administration, volkswagen esc, volkswagen esp, volkswagen of america, volkswagen of america inc, VolkswagenEsc, VolkswagenEsp, vws
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
If you drive a Ford product built before 2005, do us all a favor and give your dealership a call. Ask them if your car or truck is one of the 10 million vehicles out there recalled for repair of a cruise control switch. Trust us, this is not something you want to ignore, as there have been fires, la......
Tags: 2003 lincoln blackwood, chassis 2002, cruise control, CruiseControl, explorer sport trac, federal safety officials, fire, ford, ford crown victoria, ford econoline, ford explorer sport, ford f 150, ford f 250, highway traffic safety, lincoln, lincoln blackwood, lincoln mark viii, lincoln navigator 1998, lincoln town car, mercury, mercury capri, mercury grand marquis, mercury mountaineer, national highway traffic safety administration, natural gas vehicles, nhtsa, recall, traffic safety administration
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Investigators for the National Highway Traffic safety Administration are taking a closer look at 2007 Chrysler Pacificas equipped with the 4.0-liter V6. There is a concern that the vehicles could be prone to engine bay fires. A cross-threaded power steering fitting that prevents proper sealing of th......
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Toyota's Matrix wagon, Corolla sedan and its mechanical twin the Pontiac Vibe sport wagon are all in hot water after motorists have begun to issue complaints about their power side-front windows. Reports indicate the windows are getting stuck, making popping noises, and in some cases shattering and ......
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
As every automaker knows, new models aren't without their growing pains. Aside from all the other issues to contend with while launching a new vehicle, there's always the possibility that something is going to go amiss after deliveries begin. Such is the case with Nissan, who just informed the Natio......
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
If you're one of the few people who have laid down cash for the 2008 Volkswagen New Beetle Triple White Special Edition, you may want to check your roof-mounted spoiler. The automaker has issued a recall for 510 MY 2008 vehicles because an incorrect adhesive may have been used to attach the roof spo......
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