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Feds Close Honda Rear Differential Investigation Without a Recall Honda CR-V and HR-V wheels were locking up from broken driveshafts and rear differentials.
— Honda CR-V and HR-V SUVs equipped with all-wheel-drive suffer from locked-up wheels after the driveshafts break and the rear differentials are damaged. The problems were enough to get the attention of federal safety regulators who opened an investigation in late 2022 . The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation involves about 1.7 million 2018-2022 Honda CR-V and HR-V SUVs. No consumer complaints have been filed with the government, but ...
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Ram 1500 and Jeep Wagoneer 5.7L eTorque Vehicles Are Stalling About 80 complaints have caused an investigation into Jeep and Ram vehicles that stalled.
— A Jeep and Ram 5.7L Hemi eTorque investigation will try to determine why 2022 Ram 1500 and 2022 Jeep Wagoneer vehicles lose power and stall. The 2022 Jeep Wagoneer and Ram 1500 vehicles are equipped with 5.7-liter Hemi eTorque mild hybrid systems. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 80 complaints have been filed about the vehicles losing power and stalling while driving. The Fiat Chrysler eTorque mild hybrid system converts the ...
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Jeep Wrangler 4xe Recall Query Opened After Complaints Jeep Wrangler 4xe recall issued in 2022 may not have fixed the engine shutdown problem.
— A Jeep Wrangler 4xe recall query (investigation of a recall) has been opened by federal safety regulators following 68 complaints about 2021-2024 Wrangler hybrids. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the query into a Jeep Wrangler 4xe recall announced at the end of 2022. The recall included 2021-2023 Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles equipped with 2-liter engines that could stall and shut down. At the time, FCA knew about ...
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Volkswagen Suction Jet Pump Recall Closes Investigation Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf suction jet pump problems caused fuel leaks and other problems.
— A second Audi and Volkswagen suction jet pump recall has closed a federal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In December 2023, NHTSA opened an investigation into a September 2016 recall of 2015-2016 Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 vehicles that experienced fuel leaks. The suction jet pump purges fuel from the evaporative emissions system, but the pump may have been damaged during assembly. This can allow fuel to flow directly ...
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Honda Ridgeline Backup Camera Recall Investigated About 129,000 Ridgeline trucks are equipped with wiring that can break from use of the tailgates.
— A Honda Ridgeline backup camera recall is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. So far there have been two Honda Ridgeline recalls and two Ridgeline rearview camera investigations, with this latest investigation focused on the first Honda Ridgeline backup camera recall announced in November 2022. In February 2022, NHTSA opened an investigation following complaints about 2017-2018 Honda Ridgeline backup camera failures, ...
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Nissan Rogue Select Side Airbags Suddenly Deploy Federal investigation opened after 2015 Nissan Rogue Select side curtain airbags deploy.
— Side airbag problems in 2015 Nissan Rogue Select SUVs have caused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to open a federal investigation into inadvertent side curtain airbag deployments. NHTSA said very little about the investigation, but 2015 Nissan Rogue Select occupants could be seriously injured if the side curtain airbags deploy without warning and without a crash. Nearly 75,000 Nissan Rogue Select SUVs are included in the investigation which ...
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Tesla Model X Seat Belt Recall Ends Federal Investigation Front seat belts detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchors while driving.
— A Tesla Model X seat belt recall in July 2023 has convinced the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to close an investigation into 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. NHTSA opened the Model X seat belt investigation in March 2023 based on only two complaints from owners who complained the front seat belts detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchors while driving. Safety regulators contacted Tesla and learned about 12 seat belt warranty claims ...
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There Will Be No 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Engine Investigation Petition requested a federal investigation into 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.3L GDI Lambda-II engines.
— There will be no federal investigation into 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles equipped with 3.3L V-Shaped GDI Lambda-II engines. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a petition in February claiming the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.3L engines were defective. The petitioner requested NHTSA open a formal investigation that could lead to an engine recall of the Santa Fe SUVs. The 3.3L V-Shaped GDI Lambda-II engines allegedly caused the Hyundai ...
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Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 Warning Lights: No Investigation Government looks into Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 warning lights and no-start allegations.
— Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 warning lights and the inability to start the vehicles won't be the focus of a formal federal investigation after regulators denied a petition to investigate Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 illuminated warning lights. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a petition in July 2023 from petitioner Aldelberto A. Cordova requesting an investigation into starting problems and illuminated warning lights in 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 ...
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VW ID.4 Door Handle Recall Investigated by Government Volkswagen ID.4 door handle recall may not have prevented doors from opening while driving.
— A VW ID.4 door handle recall is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration following more complaints about the door handles allowing the doors to suddenly open in 2021-2023 models. Some Volkswagen ID.4 owners complain the doors sometimes open while driving and without warning. VW ID.4 owners also complain the door handles fail to let people into the vehicles or out of them. At least no fatalities or injuries have been reported, ...
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Zoox Car Accidents Lead to Investigation of Automated Systems Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox automated driving systems suddenly braked.
— Two Zoox car accidents have caused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to open an investigation into the Zoox automated driving system (ADS). According to NHTSA, two Zoox accidents occurred in Toyota Highlanders equipped with automated driving systems created by Zoox, and both incidents involved motorcycles. Thankfully the incidents resulted only in minor injuries, but the collisions are of interest to federal regulators due to the rapid ...
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Waymo Car Accidents Cause Automated Driving System Investigation Feds know of 22 incidents between Waymo cars and stationary objects and traffic control systems.
— Waymo car accidents have convinced the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to open an investigation into Waymo’s 5th generation automated driving system (ADS). Waymo, formally Google's self-driving car project, has been involved in at least 22 incidents which involved only Waymo vehicles and stationary objects and traffic control devices. So far, NHTSA believes the Waymo automated driving system in each accident was engaged throughout the incident ...
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Jaguar I-PACE Windshield Defroster Problems Cause Investigation The 2021-2022 Jaguar I-PACE vehicles are not equipped with heated front windshields.
— Jaguar I-PACE defroster problems have caused a federal investigation into high-voltage coolant heaters supplied by Webasto. The 2021-2022 Jaguar I-PACE vehicles are not equipped with heated front windshields. Jaguar says the high-voltage coolant heaters can fail, and when that happens the coolant cannot be heated and the windshield will not be defrosted. Obviously this will cause a driver problems when using the defroster is necessary. According to ...
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Ford Super Duty Diesel Fuel Filter Leaks Investigated by Feds Ford F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty trucks equipped with 6.7-liter diesel engines affected
— The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a federal investigation into 2015-2021 Ford F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty trucks equipped with 6.7-liter diesel engines. NHTSA has received at least 27 complaints about Super Duty trucks that leaked diesel fuel because of fractures in the secondary fuel filter housings. The diesel fuel leaks have also caused at least 12 engine compartment fires. Safety regulators say the Ford Super ...
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Tesla Media Control Unit Recall Shuts Down Investigation Tesla center screen failures caused probe of Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X vehicles.
— A Tesla Model S and Model X media control unit failure recall of 2012-2018 Tesla Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles convinced federal safety regulators to close down an investigation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration upgraded a defect investigation in November 2020 to look at complaints about Tesla media control units (MCUs), the center display screens in 2012-2018 Tesla Model S and 2016-2018 Tesla Model X vehicles. The Tesla media ...
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