The Jaguar Land Rover Auto Trade Company Ltd. in China has recalled over 214 Discovery 3 cars due to defective brakes and engines. About 1,069 Discovery 3 cars have been reportedly sold in the mainland between June 2007 and May 2008 where the issue was traced to a problem in the diesel engine that may catch fire at the worst possible scenario.

For their part, Jaguar Land Rover has announced that they will be replacing the defective parts of all issued models free of charge. Car owners who have purchased this model should immediately bring their car to the nearest maintenance center for check-up and possible replacement if necessary.

(Source) China CSR

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Audi, like Volkswagen, has issued a voluntary recall as well ironically regarding car transmissions also. Audi models equipped with the S tronic transmissions between September 2008 and August 2009 are encouraged to have their vehicles inspected due to faulty illuminated warning lamps on the car dashboard. Some customers with the affected vehicles have experienced illuminated warning lamps in the dashboard, and in rare instances, reported that the transmission went into “neutral.”

The models affected by the recall includes Audi A3, Audi TT and Audi TT Roadster models. Audi car owners should contact local dealers to have their vehicles inspected and repaired if necessary.
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