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Fisker Q&A reveals other owners face Karma challenges, solutions are promised Fisker Q&A reveals other owners face Karma challenges, solutions are promised
Last week, Fisker held an online townhall meeting for Karma owners to address potential questions and concerns. As a Karma owner, we were invited to this digital meeting and later received the minutes that included several questions and answers related...
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Recall: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain for bad tire pressure monitoring systems Recall: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain for bad tire pressure monitoring systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of nearly 34,000 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The cross-over vehicles from General Motors have tire-pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) that fail to comply with federal safety standards. TPMS...
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Study: Texting while driving doubles reaction times Study: Texting while driving doubles reaction times
There are plenty of results from lab tests of drivers in car simulators that highlight the dangers of texting while driving. But researchers at Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute put rubber to the road to show exactly how risky is distracted...
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Summer driving: 10 teen safety tips Summer driving: 10 teen safety tips
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and that risk climbs even higher during the summer months. More free time, relaxed parental curfews, and less supervision overall combine to create a higher risk for teen driving accidents and deaths when school...
Summer driving: 10 teen safety tips »
Toyota recalls 82,200 hybrid Highlander and Lexus SUVs Toyota recalls 82,200 hybrid Highlander and Lexus SUVs
Toyota announced today it is voluntarily issuing a recall for more than 80,000 of its Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX 400h sport utility vehicles sold in the U.S. The SUVs contain faulty electronics that may cause the vehicles’ hybrid drive systems to fail. In...
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1999 TOYOTA AVALON RECALL 1999 TOYOTA AVALON RECALL
Toyota has announced that they are recalling certain models Sport Utility vehicles, mini vans and passenger vehicles equipped with a theft deterrent systems (TDS) supplied by Audiovox Corporation and distributed by Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. in the states...
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Detailed Reliability data pinpoints problems Detailed Reliability data pinpoints problems
Ever want even more insight into the problems reported through our Annual Auto Survey? A new feature online gives ConsumerReports.org Cars Best Deals Plus subscribers access to the most frequent problems behind the familiar trouble spots featured online and in...
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Ford issues prompt fix for Fusion Hybrid brakes Ford issues prompt fix for Fusion Hybrid brakes
We recently experienced a perceived brake failure with our 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. We told Ford Motor Company about it and within days Ford instituted a “Customer Satisfaction Program,” essentially a brake-system software fix, available free to all...
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Ford recalls 4.5 million vehicles over fire hazard Ford recalls 4.5 million vehicles over fire hazard
In collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford Motor Company has announced a recall alerting owners about a possible fire hazard in 4.5 million older Ford model vehicles. This new recall is the eighth involving a total of...
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Malfunction Indicator Lamps Malfunction Indicator Lamps
My, how times have changed. Back in the days when leaded fuel was sold at “service stations,” as they were quaintly called, motorists had to be concerned with only a few warning lights that each monitored the condition of an important vehicle system....
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