Nissan has annouced today that they will be recalling a staggering 143,000 vehicles of the 2008-2010 model year including the Cube, Murano, Rogue and Infiniti M35/M45.

Apparently, there is a problem with a nut in the Tire Pressure Monitoring system that has the possibility of corrosion due to salted roads. If this nut were to corrode it could cause the system to malfunction making the driver unaware of a possible deflation. Just imagine, the nut comes out and the system malfunctions and then sometime after you get a flat tire and aren’t made aware of it. Safety hazard? You betcha.

Nissan says to head to your local Infiniti or Nissan dealership to get the problem checked out.

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Audi has recently announced that they will be issuing a recall for over 10,000 of their A3 and TT vehicles of the 2006-2010 model years.

The recall is over a potentially massive problem; a spring that keeps the fuel tank ventilation valve shut. If, under whatever conditions, this spring were to come loose gasoline could leak into the engine causing a massive fire or worse.

If you have one of these vehicles in question you most likely have nothing to worry about unless you get a call from VW of America but if you want to be on the safe side head over to your local dealership and have them check it out.

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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.

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Earlier today we brought you word of Toyota issuing a recall for over 500,000 Chinese manufactured sedans including their Corolla. Now, Toyota has issued another recall, this time for 1,309 2010 Corollas.

This recall is reportedly due to the vehicle’s failure to comply with the Occupant Crash Protection Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208. Basically, the airbag warning on the driver-side sun visor has the potential to fall off thus making the vehicle not comply with the above standard.

Toyota says to head to your local dealership if you have a 2010 Corolla where they will replace the label for free.

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GM is just starting to get their footing in the industrey back but that doesn’t mean they are prone to production problems. Their latest recall deals with 185,903 2004-2009 trucks including the Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Isuzu I-280, Isuzu I-290, Isuzi I-350, and the Isuzu I-370.

This particular recall concerns the vehicle’s brake-lamp switch that, due to a production error, could possibly malfunction which means they either won’t work, or will stay lit while the car is on. This is a safety hazard because drivers behind a vehicle with a malfunctioning brake-lamp don’t know when the car is slowing down increasing the probability of a crash.

Like always, GM and the NHSTA say that you can bring your car to a local dealership to get the problem diagnosed and fixed if needed.

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Subaru and the NHTSA have recently issued a recall for 15,633 Bajas of the 2005-2006 model year.

This recall will begin in September and focuses on potential cracking of Baja’s fuel hose connection to the fuel pump. If it were to crack it could lead to fuel leaking from the vehicle thus increasing the risk of a fire.

Subaru says that when they begin the recall owners of 2005-2006 Bajas will be able to bring their vehicle to a local dealership to get the problem inspected and fixed free of chrage.

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Honda has recently come forth to issue a recall for their 2001 Accords and Civics.

The recall focuses on the driver’s airbag inflator which could potentially cause excessive pressure when deployed. This could cause a rupture in the inflator thus causing metal shards to go flying every which way and I’m sure you can see the safety hazard in that.

Honda is saying that if you take your vehicle to your local dealership the airbag inflator will be replaced free of charge.

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BMW and the NHTSA have recently issued a recall that concerns all 2009 X5 and X6 SUVs, confirming the fact that this is a rather widespread problem.

According to the recall, the issue deals with the rear brake disks which have been potentially manufactured incorrectly. This means that if a vehicle is effected it could have severly reduced rear wheel breaking performance thus leading to increased stopping distance. I’m sure you can guess what kind of problems would arise from this.

BMW hasn’t said what they will do to remedy the problem but just to be safe head to your local BMW dealership to get the problem checked out.

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VW and the NHTSA have recently issued a recall that will effect up to 14,416 Touareg SUVs of the 2007-2009 model years. Unfortunately, the car’s spoiler won’t cause the entire vehicle to take flight but the spoiler itself? That’s a different story.

According to VW the spoiler attached to the back of the effected Touaregs poses the threat of possible coming loose from the vehicle and causing all sorts of havoc. The problem deals with loose fastening struts connecting the spoiler to the car.

VW owners can head to their local dealership if they have an effected vehicle where the problem will be fixed for free.

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Volvo has recently announced that they are issuing a recall for 17,614 2008-09 vehicles including the S80, V70 and XC70 models.

The automaker says that there is an error in the on-board software’s programming that could potentially cause the engine’s cooling fan to fail. This means bad air-conditioner performance but more importantly could cause the engine to fail raising all sorts of safety risks.

Volvo says to head to their local dealership to get the car inspected and outfitted with a new fan control module, if necessary, free of charge.

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Kia has recently iussed a recall for their Optima sedan of the model years 2001-2004 and effects up to or over 36,538 vehicles.

Don’t fret yet as the recall only concerns vehicles sold in the following states:

Connecticut

Delaware

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

New Hampsire

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhose Island

Vermont

West Virginia

Wisconsin

District of Columbia

These states were singled out as they were all deemed to have a high rust threat level due to the use of road salt.

Anyways, the recall says that internal corrosion of the front subframe could lead to the connection of the lower control arm coming seperated which could lead to wheel misalinghtment, stress in steering or increased tire wear.

As always, Kia and the NHTSA say to go to your local Kia dealer for an inspection and a repair if necessary.

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Tesla and Lotus have together issued a recall regarding 2008 Roadster’s and 2009 Elise and Exiges.

The official recall notice points to the fact that the rear hube flange bolts on some of the 345 Roadsters produced in 2008 may not have been properly torqued which could lead to decreasingly worse vehicle handling and a rubbing noise from the back of the vehicle. The rubbing noise obviously isn’t a big deal but a car with decreased handling poses all sorts of safety hazards.

If you didn’t know, Lotus provides Tesla with some engineering, mainly the Roadster’s main chassis which shares some parts with their Elise and Exige models thus leaving them to issue a similar recall.

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And I thought Pontiac’s problem was widespread — Nissan has recently issued a recall dealing with Murano’s manufactured from 2003-2007, 362,981 to be exact.

This problem focuses on the intake air ducts with could potentially become seperated from the intermediate resonator found in the air intake system due to accelerated aging of the duct material. This problem could potentially have the Murano’s stalling out while in use making for a huge safety hazard.

Nissan says that Murano owners should have a chat with their dealers who will fix the problem free of charge.

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Despite being killed off late last month Pontiac has managed to outfit 35,038 G8 2008 and 2009 sedans with faulty engineering. All 35,058 G8s are being recalled for following two reasons.

First of all, Pontiac says that the brake pedal position switch may have been incorrectly programmed potentially leaving the brake lamps lit up even when the brake pedal isn’t pressed. All sorts of chaos could have ensued had the problem not been found.

Second, Pontiac points towards the tire pressure monitoring systems which could have also been improperly programmed. In a nut shell, the improper programming could potentially lead the system unable to identify under inflated tires leading to all sorts of problems.

Pontiac says that G8 owners should head to their local dealerships starting on June 8th to remedy the problem.

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GM has recently released a statement detailing the recall of around 300 2010 Chevy Camaros featuring V-8 engines.

The problem lies with the battery cable which potentially could rub against the starter motor causing the insulation to wear down. I’m sure you all know the hazards of having an open electrical wire sitting in your engine bay. Yes, fire.

If you own a 2010 Chevy Camaro with a V8 engine GM urgers you to call 800-630-2438 or visit www.gmownercenter.com.

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