Category Archives: Useful Information

Toyota will recall 185,000 vehicles globally for power-steering flaw

Toyota will recall 185,000 vehicles globally for power-steering flaw
Toyota says the Yaris accounted for nearly a quarter of its sales in Europe last year. Callback includes Europe-registered Yaris models

Toyota  said it will recall around 185,000 vehicles globally, including the Yaris subcompact, owing to a glitch in the electric power steering system that could make the steering heavier.

Connecticut, U.S. gas stations must remove bellows, disks from pump handles

In the next two years, virtually every gas station in Connecticut will have to change the nozzles on its pumps to disconnect the vapor-recovery systems required by the Clean Air Act of 1991.

Those Stage II vapor recovery systems — a bellows or a disk near the handle — are no longer needed because of advances in car gas valves. In fact, the older nozzles actually work against the new technology, causing leakage of the same volatile organic compounds and toxins they were once meant to prevent, a state report says.

Hyundai recalls 2012-2013 Azeras over airbag deployment

Hyundai Motor Co. (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Azera vehicles manufactured May 22, 2012, through Nov. 23, 2012.

The occupant detection system may fail to properly differentiate whether the front passenger seat occupant is an adult, a child or a child restraint seat, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Used Car Dealers Differ On Fixing Recalls Before The Sale

Used Car Dealers Differ On Fixing Recalls Before The Sale

You buy a product, you expect it to work. But a Greensboro, NC  channel 2 Wants To Know exclusive investigation uncovered some cars for sale in the Triad still had recall notices. That means those cars had potentially dangerous defects that still needed to be fixed.

Cars Could Be the Next Big Platform for Local Search

Amid praise and criticism of the flatter design of Apple’s newest mobile operating system, the company quietly introduced a potentially transformative feature in iOS7: iOS in the Car.

The feature will allow iPhone users to mirror their devices with the in-dash infotainment systems of new models from a number of major auto manufactures. The move comes as automakers are looking to bring the car to the Web, opening a new market for local services.