1307, 2011

Dangerous Automotive Trends

July 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|0 Comments

In today’s automotive market, there are a few trends that need to be reevaluated. Car designers are sacrificing things like comfort and safety for the sake of style. The three main trends that seem to be useless, if not, hindering upon the safety and integrity of the vehicle, are low-slung rooftops, over-sized tires and high […]

3105, 2011

RECALL: 2012 Honda Civic

May 31st, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on RECALL: 2012 Honda Civic

Honda Motor Company announced on Friday May 27th that they are now recalling over 1,156 Honda 2012 two-door and four-door Civics made between April 21st and May 2nd of this year. Many of the cars being recalled have not yet been sold, so Honda says that dealers will be repairing the defect before anymore are […]

1305, 2011

RECALL: 2010 Lexus GX 460

May 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on RECALL: 2010 Lexus GX 460

On Monday April 12th, 2010, Toyota began suspending sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 do to a hazardous safety issue. Consumer Reports had recently issued a “Don’t Buy: Safety Risk” alert, something they have not issued in 10 years, after standard road testing proved the SUV at high risk for rollover during routine turns. […]

1305, 2011

RECALL: 2004-2006 Ford F150 Pickups

May 13th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on RECALL: 2004-2006 Ford F150 Pickups

An initial recall was issued for about 150,000 Ford F150s in February, but due to crackdowns, Ford Motor Company has widened its recall to over 1.1 million F150 pickups.

A defect was found in 2004-2006 model year Ford F150 pickup trucks. The airbags suddenly deploy without warning with no accident or crash occurring. The sudden airbag […]

605, 2011

RECALL: ’07/’08 Toyota RAV4 & Highlander

May 6th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on RECALL: ’07/’08 Toyota RAV4 & Highlander

Toyota has issued a recall of about 94,000 Highlander & Highlander Hybrids (2008 model year) as well as nearly 214,000 RAV4 (2007-2008 model years) sport utility vehicles in an announcement to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday April 21st, 2011.

After 3 years of being aware of the safety hazard, Toyota is now […]