Park outside Earlier this month, Chrysler issued a recall for 320,065 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles because of a risk of fire while driven or parked. This resulted in a park outside and away from structures and other vehicles recommendation. This comes on the heels of a similar recommendation to some 200,000 BMW owners as well …
Category: Vehicle safety
A gathering of posts that report on recalls and other safety issues.
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Rear-view camera display failures continue to dominate recalls
Rear-view camera Other recall issues tend to get the attention, but rear-view camera display failures continue to dominate National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls. Not our first post one this topic… Getting the attention are such things as on Nov. 4, when FCA recalled 2020 to 2025 Chrysler Jeep Wrangler 4Xe and 2022 to …
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Well, Consumer Reports was close on electronic latch exits
Consumer Reports We often cite Consumer Reports (CR) articles we see on automotive matters, but a recent CR article about one of our favorite topics, electronic locks and latches, sent us back to review our own Get Out page. They were close. We’re talking about getting out of a vehicle equipped with electronic locks and …
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A possible tempered glass safety risk we all need to know about
Safety risk I happened on a video out of Idaho that pointed out a potentially serious safety risk to drivers. The tempered glass used in side windows is easily shattered so that an occupant can easily escape. The glass in a windshield has an added layer of plastic between two layers of glass so that …
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Lawsuit claims two are dead due to flawed electronic door designs
Flawed electronic door The electronic lock and latch beat goes on. The parents of Krysta Tsukahara and Jack Nelson have filed lawsuits against Tesla claiming that flawed electronic door designs are responsible for the deaths of the two college students in a burning Cybertruck. The suits, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, Alameda, CA, are …
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Consumer Reports throws a list of its favorite auto safety features
Safety features Consumer Reports (CR) recently showed a list of what it calls key safety features to look for in new and used cars. And while we have no specific beef with their list, save one, we thought that three more features should be added. First the CR list: Blind Spot Warning (BSW), along with …
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More fire risk seen in new Jeep recall
Jeep recall On the heels of a recall item we posted yesterday noting a fire risk in Jeep hybrid vehicles and their high-voltage batteries comes yet another Jeep recall of hybrids with a fire risk, this time due to an issue with its gasoline engine. Unlike the earlier recall, a park outside recommendation is not …
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