Posts Tagged ‘recalling’
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Honda recalling 2.5 million cars, SUVs
Posted on August 9th, 2011 by admin
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DETROIT — Honda is recalling 2.49 million cars, small SUVs and minivans, including its popular Accord sedan, to repair a software problem that could damage the automatic transmission.
The recall includes 1.5 million vehicles in the United States, 760,000 in China and 135,142 in Canada, the automaker said Friday.
Globally, the recall affects four-cylinder Accord sedans for the model years 2005 to 2010.
The company is also recalling vehicles in parts of Europe, the Middle East, South America, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The recall did not affect vehicles sold in Honda’s home Japan market.
In the United States and Canada, the recall also includes the CR-V crossover for the model years 2007 to 2010 as well as the small SUV Element from 2005 to 2008.
Without updating the software, the automatic transmission in these vehicles could be damaged if the driver quickly shifts between gears. That might cause the engine to stall or make it difficult to put the car into park.
Without updating the software, the automatic …MSNBC
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Chrysler recalling 300,000 minivans for airbag problem
Posted on August 8th, 2011 by admin
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Chrysler Group is recalling almost 300,000 2008 Dodge and Chrysler minivans to fix a problem that could cause airbags to deploy for no reason.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Chrysler Group is recalling almost 300,000 model year 2008 minivans for a problem that could cause airbags to deploy unnecessarily.
Chrysler had previously recalled these minivans to fix a condition in which condensation from the vans’ air conditioners could leak onto the Occupant Restraint Control Module, a computer chip that controls the airbags. When this happens, an airbag warning light could go on and, in some cases, the airbag could deploy unnecessarily.
In that original recall, Chrysler dealers repaired the drainage system for the air conditioners so that water wouldn’t drip onto the airbag controllers.
Follow-up investigations on some of the vans involved in that recall indicated that the fix may not have been enough. Some airbag control modules that had already gotten wet still showed sings of damage that could lead to malfunctioning.
This time Chrysler Group dealers will inspect and, if need be, replace the actual Occupant Restraint Control Module computer chip itself.
Vehicle airbags deploy suddenly and with considerable force so an airbag going off unexpectedly could cause a driver to crash or could, itself, injure the driver or passenger.
There have been no known cases of inadvertent airbag deployment in van …CNN
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Honda recalling 1.5 million cars
Posted on August 6th, 2011 by admin
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Rapid shifts between Drive and Reverse could cause the transmission to malfunction in some Honda models.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Honda is recalling 1.5 million cars in the U.S. to fix a transmission issue.
In some cars, a transmission part can be damaged if the car is shifted quickly between Reverse, Neutral and Drive, as might be done when trying to free a vehicle stuck in snow or mud.
If the part, a secondary shaft bearing, is damaged it can cause the engine to stall. It could also cause the car’s Parking gear mechanism to jam, allowing the car to roll even when the gear selector has been placed in the Park position.
To fix the problem, Honda (HMC) will update transmission control software in the car, reducing the maximum engine speed at which gears can be changed between Drive and Reverse.
The vehicles involved in the recall are model year 2007 through 2010 Honda CR-Vs, 2005 through 2008 Elements and 2004 through 2010 Accords with 4-cylinder engines.
No injuries or deaths have been reported as a result of this problem, Honda said.
Honda has been hit with a spate of bad news. Sales are …CNN
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Chrysler recalling nearly 300,000 minivans
Posted on August 4th, 2011 by admin
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WASHINGTON — Chrysler is recalling nearly 300,000 minivans for a possible heating and air conditioning problem that could inadvertently trigger the air bag, the second related recall in nine months.
Chrysler, run by Italy’s Fiat SpA, said in a letter to regulators on Wednesday that certain 2008 Grand Voyager, Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles were affected by the recall.
The automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said condensation from the heating and air conditioner could leak onto a sensor module. This could lead to activation of a warning light and inadvertent deployment of the air bag.
Dealers in North America will replace the component free of charge.
There was a recall last November to replace a heating and cooling drain tube in those model vehicles to eliminate potential condensation.
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GM recalling 47,000 Cadillac SRXs in US
Posted on June 10th, 2011 by admin
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A 2011 Cadillac SRX AWD at the opening of the Pittsburgh International Auto Show. General Motors is recalling more than 47,000 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles because of a problem with the side air bags.DETROIT — General Motors Co. is recalling more than 47,000 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicles in the U.S. because of a problem with the passenger side air bags.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in documents posted on its website Friday, said that the right side head protection air bag won’t inflate in a crash if no one is in the front seat.
As a result, a right-side passenger …MSNBC