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- Toyota Recalls 2.5 Million Vehicles For Faulty Power-Window Switch
- 2013 Acura ZDX: A Few Changes, Identity Crisis Still Intact
- 2013 Nissan Leaf: Future Cars
- 2012 Hyundai Veloster Subject of NHTSA Probe Into Shattering Sunroofs
- 2012 VW Passat Six-Month Road Test: What Happens When Nothing Happens?
- NHTSA Investigating 2003-2004 Honda Odyssey, Pilot For Alleged Ignition Interlock Defect
- Toyota FJ Cruiser Review, Nissan Leaf's Future, Ram 1500 Ads: Car News Headlines
- Small Cars Ain't What They Used To Be: Infographic
- 2009-2010 Dodge Dakota, Ram 1500: Recall Alert
| Toyota Recalls 2.5 Million Vehicles For Faulty Power-Window Switch Posted: 10 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT  Toyota is conducting a voluntary safety recall involving some 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a faulty power-window switch that could melt and lead to a fire. Worldwide, the safety recall involves 7.4 million vehicles, marking the largest recall in Toyota’s 75-year history. The Japanese automaker said today that it would inspect the...
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| 2013 Acura ZDX: A Few Changes, Identity Crisis Still Intact Posted: 10 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT  A minor refresh plus a reconfigured feature set are headed to the 2013 Acura ZDX. And then it's history. The slow-selling ZDX, which was never missing beauty and aesthetic charm but always missing a clear purpose, as we saw it, has been whittled down to a single configuration, and Acura announced that this will be its final model year. On the...
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| Posted: 10 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT  While the Nissan Leaf electric car hasn't sold as well as hoped, the company is doubling down on its most advanced model. These photos show a prototype for a new, less expensive model of the 2013 Nissan Leaf being tested in Arizona yesterday. The company will start assembling Leaf electric cars in its Smyrna, Tennessee, assembly plant in...
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| 2012 Hyundai Veloster Subject of NHTSA Probe Into Shattering Sunroofs Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:55 AM PDT  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation into reports alleging that the panoramic sunroofs on certain 2012 model year Hyundai Veloster compact cars suddenly shattered without warning. The agency’s office of defects investigation (ODI) has received 11 complaints from consumers alleging...
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| 2012 VW Passat Six-Month Road Test: What Happens When Nothing Happens? Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:10 AM PDT  Our VW Passat TDI is entering the home stretch, after more than 7000 miles of trouble-free driving with just a lapsed satellite-radio service and an advanced odometer to show for its advancing age. Until today, when it greeted us with an overhead interior light and a radio blast, but a locked steering column and zero inclination to free up its...
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| NHTSA Investigating 2003-2004 Honda Odyssey, Pilot For Alleged Ignition Interlock Defect Posted: 10 Oct 2012 10:57 AM PDT  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation into alleged ignition interlock failures involving 577,100 Honda Odyssey minivan and Pilot SUV models from the 2003 and 2004 model years. A report in the Wall Street Journal says the “alleged flaw can allow the driver to remove the...
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| Toyota FJ Cruiser Review, Nissan Leaf's Future, Ram 1500 Ads: Car News Headlines Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:05 AM PDT  Today at The Car Connection, we review the 2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser and like its retro looks. Mercedes-Benz confirms the B Class Electric is coming to the U.S., and we give you the scoop on future cars with the 2013 Nissan Leaf while Cadillac announces a new global boss. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. Are...
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| Small Cars Ain't What They Used To Be: Infographic Posted: 09 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT  Yesterday, we pointed out that small cars have been selling like hotcakes -- tiny, 110-cubic-foot-sized hotcakes. Today, they represent 19.3% of America's new-car purchases, and they're on track to hit 20.5%, a market share that small cars haven't enjoyed in nearly 20 years. Part of the allure of today's small cars is the fact that they don't feel...
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| 2009-2010 Dodge Dakota, Ram 1500: Recall Alert Posted: 07 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT  Chrysler is conducting a voluntary safety recall of certain 2009 and 2010 Dodge Dakota and Ram 1500 pickup trucks for a possible rear axle problem. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) site lists the number of vehicle potentially affected at 44,300. Affected Dodge Dakota and Ram 1500 pickups were built from July...
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