Ford recalls Just in time for NHTSA‘s Vehicle Safety Recalls Week (March 2-8), Ford recalls some 2.36 million vehicles in a three day stretch. Over 1.7 million of them alone are for potential rear view camera failures. We’ve seen way too many of these over the last few years over what should be a very …
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Tesla rear door back-up open issue prompts @NHTSA follow-up
Tesla rear door We’ve now sent a second letter to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), this time concerning a Tesla rear door back-up open issue. We did this earlier when we could not figure out how to access Rivian rear door latch mechanical back-up. Regular mail is the only option available in cases such …
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Many changes found in Ford emergency start review
Ford emergency start A full review of Ford emergency start or back-up start procedures found four new back-up slot locations. Expedition, Ranger and Transit Connect models all have additional back-up slots, seen below. Emergency or back-up start procedures are needed when the battery in the key fob dies or when there is electrical interference causing …
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Emergency steering indicators separated from collision warnings
Emergency steering indicators Our Collision Warning Indicators page had grown to be far too cumbersome for easy navigation. To help ease the page’s congestion, we separated Emergency Steering Indicators (right) and gave them their own page. We had already made separate pages for Rear and Side Collision indicators to facilitate this change. We have also …
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Ford emergency entry review for 2026 finished
Ford emergency entry A review of 2026 models of Ford emergency entry procedures, made necessary in the event the battery in the key fob dies or there is signal interference, did not find a single change. In fact, it’s going on a decade since the company made any changes at all. The only wrench in …
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SNL gets laughs out of serious door handle issues
Door handle issues We’ve railed for years about door handle issues, which are really about electronic door latches. But, we can have a sense of humor about the whole thing and Saturday Night Live managed to have some fun them. Our issues with electronic latches centers on being able to get out if power is …
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BTS reports motor fuel prices were down in February
Motor fuel prices The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) opened March by reporting that monthly motor fuels prices were down year-on-year for February. March will surely look very, very different. The average price for regular motor gasoline was $2.91 per gallon. This is up 3.5% from January but down 6.8% from February 2025. The price …
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