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Honda Ridgeline Backup Camera Investigation Upgraded Opening and closing the tailgates can damage the Ridgeline rearview camera wire harnesses.
— A Honda Ridgeline backup camera investigation has been upgraded following a November 2022 recall of 2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline pickup trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation to determine if the recall repairs were enough to prevent camera problems. Honda says the backup camera failures were caused by opening and closing the truck tailgate which damaged the camera wire harness. The harness was covered by tubing that ...
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Honda Sticky Steering Recall Shuts Down Investigation Honda drivers complained sticky steering wheels caused at least 23 crashes.
— A Honda sticky steering recall has closed a federal investigation which found allegations that 23 crashes were caused by Honda steering wheels that seemed to get stuck while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the initial Honda sticky steering investigation in March 2023 following 145 complaints about Honda Civic sticky steering wheels. The Honda Civic sticky steering investigation was later expanded and upgraded to look into ...
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Investigation Closed Into 2013 Ford Escape Engine Problems Feds and Ford spend years investigating why 2013 Ford Escape engines were stalling.
— It took more than six years, but a federal investigation into engine stalling problems in 2013 Ford Escapes has been closed. Opened by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in July 2018 , owners of 2013 Ford Escapes complained the 1.6L GTDI turbocharged engines stalled. Ford owners said the Escape engines overheated and stalled which caused owners to wait for the engines to cool down before restarting the Escapes. In other instances, Ford Escape ...
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Ford Mustang Mach-E BlueCruise Investigation Upgraded BlueCruise, part of Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0, involved in Ford Mustang Mach-E crash fatalities.
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— Ford Mustang Mach-E fatal crashes while the vehicles had BlueCruise engaged caused a federal investigation in April 2024. But that investigation has now been upgraded to further investigate Ford's partial driving automation systems in 2021-2024 Mustang Mach-E SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation after learning about two fatal crashes of Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles equipped with BlueCruise. Ford says BlueCruise ...
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Honda Automatic Emergency Braking Problems: Feds Look For Answers Honda Insight and Honda Passport vehicles suddenly brake without warning when they shouldn't.
— Honda automatic emergency braking problems caused a federal investigation that has now been expanded and upgraded. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the Honda braking investigation in March 2024 following complaints of inadvertent activations of the automatic emergency braking systems. Drivers complained their 2019-2022 Honda Insight and 2019-2022 Honda Passport vehicles suddenly decelerated even though no objects were in the ...
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GM 6L90 Transmission Failures Seem to Be Over GM 6L90 transmission failures occurred in Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cutaway vans.
— GM 6L90 transmission failures seem to be over after General Motors released a technical service bulletin to dealers and a customer satisfaction program for vehicle owners. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation in September 2023 following complaints about GM 6L90 transmission failures. All the General Motors 6L90 transmission failures occurred in 2016-2018 and 2021-2022 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cutaway vans used ...
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GM L87 Engine Failures Investigated in Nearly 877,000 Vehicles General Motors L87 engine failures may be caused by bearing failures.
— GM L87 engine failures are being investigated in nearly 878,000 vehicles after complaints about bearing failures in these vehicles: 2019-2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2019-2024 GMC Sierra 1500 2021-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe 2021-2024 Chevrolet Suburban 2021-2024 GMC Yukon 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade Owners complain the General Motors L87 V8 engine bearings fail and cause the L87 engines to seize. GM owners also complain the L87 engine ...
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LG Car Battery Recall Investigation Closed by Feds LG battery fires caused multiple recalls from multiple vehicle manufacturers.
— LG car battery recalls caused a federal investigation due to the number of automakers affected by high voltage batteries that could catch fire and cause other problems. The LG batteries power hybrid and all-electric vehicles, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the "equipment query" to determine which automakers used the batteries. NHTSA also wanted to ensure all affected manufacturers knew about the LG battery problems. LG says ...
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Tesla 'Actually Smart Summon' Problems Lead to Investigation Feds investigate nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles after crashes when using Actually Smart Summon.
— Tesla "Actually Smart Summon" problems have caused a federal investigation into the feature which allows a user to remotely drive the vehicle by using a phone application. Tesla offers Smart Summon and Actually Smart Summon which can bring a vehicle to a user or another location such as in a parking lot. But according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, problems have been reported when using Actually Smart Summon. The investigation ...
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Ford Focus Canister Purge Valve Investigation Closed Ford Focus customer satisfaction program 24N07 replaces the canister purge valves.
— Ford Focus canister purge valve customer satisfaction program 24N07 has shut down a federal investigation into two Focus recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation more than a year ago due to problems with 2012-2018 Ford Focus vehicles. Even though Ford had issued two Focus recalls ( here and here ), NHTSA received about 100 complaints about 2012-2018 Focus cars that lost power. Ford says an open purge valve can ...
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VW Atlas Automatic Emergency Braking Investigation Upgraded Owners of 2019 Volkswagen Atlas SUVs complain the Front Assist system cause injuries.
— Volkswagen Atlas automatic emergency braking complaints have caused U.S. safety regulators to upgrade an investigation that was opened in September 2023. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the investigation into what VW calls the Autonomous Emergency Braking Front Assist feature that should help prevent collisions in 2018-2019 VW Atlas SUVs. The Volkswagen automatic emergency braking system should automatically apply the brakes if there ...
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Ford EcoBoost Engine Recall Closes Federal Investigation 396 EcoBoost complaints, 825 engine warranty claims and 936 engine exchanges by Ford.
— A Ford EcoBoost engine recall and other actions have helped shut down a federal investigation into Ford and Lincoln 2.7L EcoBoost engines that failed. Following customer petitions to investigate the engines ( here , here and here ), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into engine failures in Ford Broncos. Ford said the EcoBoost engines failed due to intake valve fractures, and the Broncos weren't the only models ...
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Ford Battery Failures Investigated in Mavericks, Bronco Sports Government wants to know if 456,000 Ford Bronco Sports and Mavericks need new 12V batteries.
— Ford battery problems have caused an investigation into battery failures and power loss in 2021-2024 Ford Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Ford Maverick vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 456,500 Ford vehicles are included in the investigation. In January, NHTSA opened an investigation after 2021 Ford Bronco Sport owners complained about their vehicles losing power while driving. Ford Bronco Sports were losing all power ...
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Ford Expedition Seat Belt Pretensioner Recall Investigated Ford Expedition owners continue to complain the seat belt pretensioners suddenly deploy.
— Ford Expedition SUVs are under investigation by the government following a February recall of 2018-2020 Ford Expeditions and 2018-2020 Lincoln Navigators. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration didn't include the Lincoln Navigators in the investigation, as of now. In February, Ford recalled the Expeditions equipped with front seat belt pretensioners that deployed without crash impacts. Those pretensioners quickly tighten the seat belt ...
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Honda Connecting Rod Bearing Recall Investigated Acura and Honda recall involved 278,000 vehicles, investigation includes 1.4 million vehicles.
— Honda connecting rod bearing problems are under investigation following a November 2023 recall of Acura and Honda vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the investigation includes these vehicles equipped with 3.5 liter V6 engines. 2018-2020 Acura TLX 2016-2020 Acura MDX 2016-2020 Honda Pilot 2018-2019 Honda Odyssey 2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline NHTSA has received 173 complaints about connecting rod bearing failures ...
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