Thursday, July 11, 2013

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NHTSA Launches Investigation Of 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 08:11 AM PDT

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. According to a summary report posted to the agency's website, NHTSA has been contacted by two Santa Fe owners who say that the right-front axle shafts on their vehicles have failed. Why would NHTSA begin a probe based on just two...

Most Stolen Cars, VW Downsizes, Twin-Engine Aussie Supercar: Today’s Car News

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT

We have found out which are the most stolen vehicles in America and learned that Volkswagen is phasing out its current five-cylinder engines in favor of smaller turbocharged fours. We also found out that an Australian businessman is working on a supercar powered by two of the V-8 engines found in the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. All this and more in...

2013 Lincoln MKS, Ford Taurus, Explorer Recalled For Defective Child Safety Locks

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Ford is recalling certain 2013 model year Lincoln MKS sedans, Ford Taurus sedans and Ford Explorer crossovers to fix a problem with child safety locks. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles potentially affected by the recall at 12,569. Affected vehicles were built from November...

Chrysler Recalls 442,481 Vehicles To Fix Active Head Restraints

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Chrysler is recalling certain 2011 through 2013 model year vehicles to fix a problem with active head restraints. Affected models include the Chrysler Sebring, 200 and Dodge Avenger mid-size cars, and Dodge Nitro and Jeep Liberty SUVs. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website puts the number of vehicles...

Volkswagen Phasing Out Five-Cylinder In Favor Of High-MPG Turbo

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 03:04 PM PDT

Four-cylinder engines are back at VW. The automaker has revealed some details of its 2014 model lineup, and one especially noteworthy detail is that a new 170-horsepower, 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine will be used extensively—and will boost gas mileage significantly on 2014 Jetta, Beetle, and Passat models. In recent years...

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