Auto Recalls

Swedish truck-and-bus maker Volvo AB said today it would recall 125,000 trucks in North America because of a fire hazard. Tommy Kohle, a spokesman for the Goteborg-based company, said it would recall the Volvo VN, Volvo VHD and Volvo VT models constructed from 2003 to the present. The trucks have been sold in the U.S., Mexico ...

Ford Motor Co. is recalling 1.17 million trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to fix an engine sensor that could lead to engine stalling. The recalled vehicles are all from the 1997-2003 model years with 7.3-litre diesel engines, including the Ford E-Series van, Excursion full-size sport utility vehicle, and F-450 Super Duty and F-550 Super Duty ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. offered exchanges Friday for certain tires sold for use with minivans and small trucks, but insisted the decision is not a recall. Goodyear believes that some of these tires under adverse conditions can have tread separation. It offered to exchange P215/70R14 tires sold under 23 private label names, including Douglas, Kelly, ...

Toyota began recalling 264,000 luxury passenger vehicles over faulty fuel pipes Thursday, including flagship Lexus cars sold in Canada and other overseas countries, the company said. Included in the recall are Lexus models produced in Japan in 2005 and sold overseas, and Lexus, Mark X, and Crown models sold in Japan, according to Toyota Motor ...

Automobile maker Volvo Cars is recalling 56,000 vehicles because of two separate problems. Volvo Cars spokeswoman Maria Bohlin said 38,000 diesel cars of the S60, V 70 XC 70 and XC 90 models made in 2006 were being called back in Europe due to a material fault that could cause the motor catching fire. The second ...

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that parts used to fix 1.25 million passenger cars involved in a high-profile recall will not be fully available until later this year. The automaker said it was working to supply the parts to dealers to be installed on a cruise control switch system in the vehicles. Ford's recall of ...

Toyota recalled 470,000 vehicles in Japan Wednesday for engine, steering and motor problems in the latest sign of growing quality problems as the automaker embarks on ambitious global growth. None of the recalled models were exported, Toyota Motor Corp. said. There were no reports of accidents related to the defects, but more than 300 problems were ...

Volkswagen AG said Friday it was recalling 340,000 passenger cars in the United States because the head lights failed to comply with federal safety standards. The recall includes 2005-2008 Jetta models and 2006-2008 Rabbit, GTI and R32 passenger cars. There have been no crashes linked to the issue, a company spokesman said. Some of the head ...

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling optional ``all-weather'' floor mats in 55,000 Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry passenger cars because the mat could interfere with the gas pedal and lead to a crash. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a consumer advisory about the heavy-duty rubber floor mats, noting that if unsecured, ...

WASHINGTON (AP-CP) _ Chrysler LLC said Friday it would recall nearly 300,000 sport utility vehicles to address potential braking problems while driving uphill. In a separate move, Honda Motor Co. said it was recalling more than 180,000 Civics from the 2006-2007 model year to fix a wheel-bearing seal that could leak and lead to a ...

BEIJING (AP) _ Firing back over product safety fears, China's Health Ministry accused foreign media Friday of exaggerating the country's food purity problems, while a Chinese tire maker at the centre of a huge U.S. recall accused the American importer of distortions. While China faces ``severe challenges'' in ensuring food safety, foreign media are playing up ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ A U.S. tire importer said Thursday it will recall 255,000 Chinese-made tires it claims were defective because they lack a safety feature that prevents tread separation. The recall involves half the number of tires that the importer, Foreign Tire Sales Inc., had identified in June as possibly posing a risk. The models ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to address concerns about a cruise control switch that has led to previous recalls based on reports of fires. Ford said the recall covered more than a dozen vehicle models built from 1992-2007 in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Nissan is recalling more than 140,000 of its popular Altima sedans to replace air filters that could catch fire, company officials said. The voluntary recall affects 2007 Altimas with four-cylinder, 2.5-litre engines produced between September 2006 and May 2007 at Nissan's Smyrna plant and between October 2006 and May 2007 at ...

TORONTO (CP) _ Transport Canada says it needs more proof that Canadian drivers are at risk before it considers following a U.S. recall order on faulty Chinese-made tires. Transport Canada's chief defect inspector Lars Eif says an investigation into the tires is underway and will wrap-up in August. But a consumer activist says that's not ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Chrysler said Tuesday it is recalling more than 80,000 2007 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro sport utility vehicles in the United States to correct a problem that could make their engines stall. Chrysler Group, a unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, said the recall would allow dealers to reprogram a power module to remove ...

TOKYO (AP) _ Prosecutors have decided against filing charges against three Toyota officials under investigation on suspicion of avoiding recalls that may have led to an accident, a major Japanese business daily reported Tuesday. Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Paul Nolasco declined comment on The Nikkei report, saying the company had yet to be officially notified of ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it recalled 1,650 of its revamped Smart Fortwo microcars that were sold in Europe because of reports of possible steering problems. The revamped model went on the market in April. The company said it ordered the recall after receiving reports that a locking ring was not affixed ...

TOKYO (AP) _ Mazda Motor Corp. said Thursday it is recalling more than 280,000 cars in Japan due to defects, the automaker's biggest vehicle recall on record in Japan. Mazda will recall 287,987 Demio and Verisa compact models, produced between June 2002 and July 2006. The defects affect the clutch systems and coil springs in ...

TOKYO (AP) _ Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is recalling about 113,000 minivans over an exhaust pipe problem. Nissan is recalling Serena minivans produced between April 2005 and August 2006, according to a company report sent to Japan's Transport Ministry and posted on the ministry's website. Welded parts of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was recalling more than 500,000 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles after receiving reports of engine fires linked to corrosion on antilock brake connectors. Ford said the recall involved 444,880 Escapes from the 2001-2004 model years in the United States, and about ...

TOKYO (AP) _ Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it was recalling more than one million vehicles because of problems with the gas tanks. The recall affects 1,015,306 units of the company's March and Cube subcompacts that were manufactured between 1991 and 2000, spokeswoman Pauline Kee said. The vehicles can have ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Honda Motor Corp. said Monday it is recalling about 165,000 vehicles from the 2005-06 model years in the United States to deal with potential engine problems. Honda said the recall affected 2005 models of the Acura RL, TL and TSX sedans, 2005 Honda Accord coupes, sedans and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ After dozens of reports of fires in Dodge Durango and Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles, DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group recalled nearly 500,000 vehicles Friday. Chrysler said it had received 66 reports of fires in Dodge Durango SUVs from the 2004-2006 model years because of electrical overloads in ...

General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it's recalling about 100,000 Chevrolet Cobalt small sedans to upgrade head impact protection. GM said the recall affects 98,707 vehicles from the 2005-2006 model years that are not equipped with optional roof-mounted side impact air bags. The issue was discovered during compliance testing. There have ...

Honda Motor Co. is recalling 81,000 of its 2004-2005 Accord sedans because of issues that could cause an air bag-related sensor to fail, the company said Wednesday. Honda said in a Jan. 9 letter to the government that the wiring harness for the seat position sensor, which detects the driver's ...

The Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG is recalling more than 62,000 new vehicles because of a problem in their brake system computers. Chrysler said Friday the recall applies to 62,369 model year 2007 Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300, Jeep Commander, Jeep Compass, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro, ...

Volkswagen AG recalled 300,000 of its Passat sedans worldwide Friday to fix a string of faults, including brake problems. Owners of the cars, built in 2005 and the first half of 2006, risk windshield wiper failure; diesel-powered models can also develop a fuel leak; and a 200-horsepower model can develop brake problems. Volkswagen ruled out the danger ...

DaimlerChrysler's Japan unit on Thursday told the Transport Ministry it is recalling 4,122 Jeep Cherokees to replace a defective ball joint in the vehicle's front wheel with the new one. The vehicles involved were imported between July 2001 and May 2006. There were no reports of accidents because of the ...

Toyota has recalled about 54,000 passenger cars because of engine problems, Kyodo News agency reported Thursday. Subject to recall are 54,217 vehicles in two models, including the Harrier sport utility vehicle. The vehicles have a defect that can cause the engine's computer control system to operate incorrectly and possibly catch ...