Toyota has really been issuing the recalls left and right lately — Their latest recall affects 95,700 vehicles including the 2009-2010 Corolla and Matrix along with the 2008-2009 1.8-liter engine touting Scion xD.

The recall deals with braking problems caused by condensation and ice formations that could lead the power assisted brakes to malfunction. This malfunction can lead to an increased stopping distance and ultimately brake failure.

Below is the like of 19 states that the recall is valid in:

Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

As always, Toyota says to head to your local dealership to get the problem looked at.

via Press

Tags: brakes, cold, condensation, corolla, failure, Recall, Scion, Toyota, xd

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Volkswagen of America has issued a voluntary recall for about 13,500 vehicles equipped with DSG transmissions. Apparently a faulty temperature sensor in the said DSG transmission is reportedly the problem. Failure of the temperature sensor could result in illuminated warning lamps in the dashboard, and in rare instances the transmission may shift into neutral.

The recall affects models like the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos built between September 2008 and August 2009. Affected owners are encouraged to call local Volkswagen retailers to schedule an appointment to have their vehicle inspected and repaired.

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Tags: Dashboard, Eos, failure, GTi, Jetta, lamps, models, rare instances, temperature sensor, transmissions, volkswagen, volkswagen of america

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JMobile offers a great fleet management solution with the launch of their JMobile GPS Vehicle Tracking System. Normally, the matter of trying to optimize and make sure that vehicles carrying out deliveries and the like would be a problem such as a broken down vehicle somewhere. Many have tried the manual means of close monitoring but have not shown accurate returns.

This time around, GPS technology can help monitor and determine slack time which was originally untraceable. The new Mobil-i JMobile software is a Java based application which means it can run on all of the popular mobile devices regardless of phone network or brand of device. Users can bring up their vehicles current location & status which can quickly be displayed & plotted onto either satellite view or map view.

“Using the Mobil-i tracking system we were able to pinpoint the broken down truck and give its exact location to the recovery service. This meant they got out to him quickly and were able to get him moving again in time to catch the ferry. This one example saved us over €1000 for that day alone” ” – Paul Brady, Owner of Hawkesbury Services Santry, Dublin 9, Ireland.

So it is a matter of addressing issues which normally relied on a phone call or worst, failure to deliver on time issue. This time around, whether your driver is just taking his sweet time for no apparent reason, companies can determine the problems included in the whole mix.

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Tags: apparent reason, deliveries, device users, dublin, exact location, failure, fleet, gps vehicle tracking system, hawkesbury, launch, management solution, mobile devices, phone call, satellite view, slack time, time issue

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