Category: Autos
Replacement Bumpers May Be Unsafe
PROSPECT– If your car’s bumper has been replaced following a crash, it may be unsafe, perhaps even affecting proper deployment of the airbag. (Press Release)
The Auto Body Association of Connecticut has announced that it is offering assistance to consumers in determining if these recalled aftermarket parts were used in the repair of their car’s bumper, [...]
GM Recalling 1.3 Million Chevy and Pontiac Compacts To Fix Power Steering Motors
General Motors, in a major voluntary recall, will repaid 1.3 million compact Chevrolet and Pontiac cars sold in the here, Canada and in Mexico because of power steering motor failures.
Those with 2005 to 2010 Chevrolet Cobalts, 2007 to 2010 Pontiac G5s, 2005 in the U.S. should return their cars to GM dealers for repair once [...]
Totoya Recalls: From The Perch Of A PR Professional
Every business, organization and individual has a story to tell. Often the stories can be told a number of different ways. That has become obvious as Toyota Motor Sales USA and its Japanese parent struggle through the auto maker’s quality/safety crisis and related “public relations crisis” – one in which the company seems to tell a version of its story nearly every day while contradictory information keeps surfacing.
Would You Buy A Used Car From Christopher Miller?
One of the best parts of CtWatchdog is the ability to share the latest and not-so-greatest scams with you.
Kudos to Kristina Logan, not only for not falling for some nitwit’s scam attempt, but also sharing what she learned with the rest of us. On behalf of Watchdog Nation, thank you to Kristina, a 7th grade [...]
Toyota Recall: Toyota Reportedly Hid Acceleration Problem From U.S. Officials For 1 Year
Toyota waited until Jan. 19 to disclose to U.S. safety officials that millions of its vehicles could accelerate on their own – a problem they had known for one year, the Wall Street Journal disclosed today.
In an article by WSJ reporters Kate Linebaugh, Dionne Searcey and Norihiko Shirouze, the newspaper disclosed that during the meeting [...]
Prius Recalls: Red-faced Toyota Executives Finally Issue Recalls For Prius Brake Problems
Toyota today finally recalling more than 400,000 Prius hybrid cars what what has been known at least for weeks – that some have problems with their brake systems that cause a short delay before engaging under some conditions.
This recall is on top of the 8 million vehicles Toyota has recalled around the world for problems with sticky accelerators that [...]
Prius Recall: Japanese News Service Says Brake Recall Coming For Prius
Toyota, according to Japan’s Nikkei news wire, reports that the company is preparing to recall 270,000 Hybrid Priuses in Japan and the U.S. to correct software in the braking system – a tremendous blow to Toyota’s image.
The world’s largest car maker has not confirmed or denied the report involving its flagship car – the vehicle it [...]
OOPS, Car Falls Off Lift, Customer Screwed
The following is the lede of David Collins column in the New London Day. My old friend Joe Cohen – formerly of The Courant – suggested I read it. I suggest you read the top here and then read the rest here.
Alice White hasn’t had the use of her once-reliable 1994 Buick Century Custom since Jan. 22, [...]
Toyota Now Evaluating Prius Brake Issue
Toyota said today it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but has not decided what to do about a recall, AP and CNN reported.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this morning that it opened an investigation into the best-selling hybrid in this country after getting more than 100 complaints about the Prius [...]
Toyota Recalls: 15 Law Firms Filing Class Action Suits Against Toyota
At least 15 law firms across the country are taking legal action against Toyota seeking more than $1 billion in damages as the result of unexpected acceleration problems and now breaking issus.
According to Connecticut Law Tribune, the firms plan at least 30 more law suits in 25 states. Most of the suits are on behalf [...]
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