Cars

Government investigators have ruled out electronic problems as the causes of unintended acceleration in millions of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The U.S. Department of Transportation released the findings of a 10-month study Tuesday to try to determine if there were any electronics-related scenarios with Toyota’s eight million recalled vehicles other than the two reasons the [...]

American Suzuki Motor Corp. is recalling more than 32,000 vehicles because the drive belt could potentially come off, making it more difficult to steer the vehicle, posing a crash risk. The company received five field reports in the U.S. and one in Japan, but no accidents or injuries have been reported. The recall affects certain [...]

Volkswagen Group of America says it will voluntarily replace 26 New Beetles and one New Beetle convertible that were manufactured September 1, 2010 or after because they were found to have not met new federal motor vehicle standards for occupant protection. No injuries or accidents have been reported. The recalled vehicles were built at a [...]

Toyota announced Wednesday it is recalling nearly 245,000 Lexus IS and GS vehicles to fix a potential fuel leak in the fuel pressure sensor, which could pose a fire hazard. No accidents or injuries have been reported. The recall affects the following vehicles: 2006 – 2007 GS300 and GS350 2006 – early 2009 IS250 2006 [...]

Saab Cars North America has announced a recall of certain model year 2010 and 2011 Saab 9-3 vehicles because the fuel pump may seize, stopping the flow of fuel and causing a stall, posing a crash hazard. In October, 2010, Saab opened an investigation after it received an undetermined number of reports in the U.S. [...]