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Jul 4, 2013

* AUTOS RECALLS: Chrysler do it with more vehicles

* Michigan / USA - Chrysler issues five recalls for 840,000 vehicles

(Photo from Chrysler: The 2012 Chrysler 200) 
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -July 3, 2013: -- Chrysler Group LLC said Wednesday it is issuing five new recall campaigns covering about 840,000 vehicles, including 490,000 cars and SUVs worldwide to fix defective electronics in head restraints... Those latest announcements raise the total number of separate recall campaigns to 12 — involving nearly 3.3 million vehicles — that the Auburn Hills automaker has issued since early June, when it mounted a public fight with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over fire risks in older Jeep SUVs. By contrast, Chrysler recalled 1.3 million vehicles in 13 campaigns for all of 2012... Four of the recalls cover electronic issues... The largest addresses problems with active head restraints, which are designed to reduce or prevent neck injuries by automatically moving forward during certain rear-impact collisions. Potentially faulty microcontrollers in some vehicles may prevent the systems from functioning properly. The automaker has eight reports of problems...


* Ottawa / Canada - Chrysler fixing 230,000 Jeep SUVs in

(Photo: 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee)
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -July 2, 2013: -- Chrysler Group LLC has agreed to extend its fix of older Jeep SUVs, to mitigate fire risks, to its customers around the world... The Auburn Hills automaker said it will install trailer assembly hitches on up to 167,318 1992-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-07 Jeep Libertys in Canada. A related customer service campaign in Canada is being extended to 62,760 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees SUVs, according to documents posted on Transport Canada, the Canadian government auto safety arm... American safety regulators say the SUVs are prone to fire risks caused by gas tanks that can rupture and catch fire in rear-end collisions. The U.S. government blames such collisions for the deaths of at least 51 people driving Jeep SUVs...


* DC / USA - Advocates want feds to crash-test Jeeps

(Photo by Molly Riley/AP: Clarence Ditlow, head of the Center for Automotive Safety, describes part of the fuel system of a Jeep used in a crash test) Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -July 1, 2013: -- An Indiana woman who was badly burned when her 2000 Jeep Cherokee was rear-ended made a tearful plea on Monday to top auto safety officials to do more to prevent gas tank fires in older Jeep SUVs... Ana Maria Pina, 37, was driving on a highway near Valparaiso, Ind., in January 2012 behind a funeral procession. When it slowed, her SUV was struck from behind at high speed. Gasoline leaking from the Jeep caught fire. Pina suffered severe burns to nearly 40 percent of her body and still has disfiguring scars and lasting pain. Her twin 6-year-olds were in the SUV at the time of the crash; one was burned and hospitalized for about a month... Pina was in a coma for three months. She lost custody of her children to her ex-husband in Florida during her hospital stay. Pina was a waitress who wanted to be a chef. Now she is permanently disabled; her house is set to be sold at a sheriff’s sale July 18, said her attorney Ines Murphy... Pina, along with former NHTSA Administrator, Joan Claybrook, and Center for Auto Safety head, Clarence Ditlow, were among those who met Monday with NHTSA Administrator, David Strickland, and a half-dozen senior officials. They urged the safety agency to insist that Chrysler do more than install trailer hitch assemblies on some older SUVs in order to protect the gas tank, which is located behind the rear axle. They want the vehicles crash-tested with the protective trailer hitches... NHTSA says the gas tank can rupture and catch fire when the Jeeps are hit from behind. NHTSA cites reports of 51 deaths in rear-end accidents in which older Jeep gas tanks leaked and caught fire...
* DC / USA - U.S. investigating 343,000 Honda minivans for brake problems 
(Photo: 2007 Honda Odyssey EX) 
Washington, DC,USa -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -June 29, 2013: -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is opening an investigation into nearly 350,000 Honda minivans over reports the vehicles have suddenly applied the brakes by itself while being driven -- causing speeds to drop as much as 30 miles per hour... NHTSA said it is opening a preliminary investigation into 343,993 2007-2008 Honda Odyssey minivans after it received 22 complaints of incidents of unexpected braking. Some complaints allege that the vehicle suddenly applies the brakes by itself while the accelerator was being applied, causing the vehicle speed to drop by as much as 30 mph in a very brief amount of time... NHTSA said five complaints reported that the repairing dealer found a trouble code indicating a problem with the steering angle sensor. Ten complaints report that the dealer was unable to find a trouble code or to diagnose the problem. There are no reports of crashes or injuries related to the issue...


* Japan - Toyota recalling 185,000 vehicles globally

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Tolyo,Japan -Associated Press/The Detroit News (USA) -July 3, 2013: -- Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 185,000 vehicles globally, mostly in Japan and Europe, for a glitch in the power steering. No accidents have been reported related to this problem... Toyota spokesman, Brian Lyons, says the recall reported Wednesday covers 123,000 vehicles in Japan, including the Vitz compact, and 46,000 vehicles in Europe, including the Yaris, all produced between August 2010 and March 2012... It also covers 11,000 Subaru Trezia vehicles produced under an OEM deal, all in Japan, he said... The problem can short circuit the power steering, causing a warning lamp go on and a buzzer to go off. It can also suspend power-steering assistance, so the driver needs to work harder to steer, according to Toyota...


* South Korea - Hyundai ordered to pay $14 million for airbag flaw: Are you at risk?

(Photo: 2008 Hyundai Tiburon) 
-The Car Connection, by Richard Read -Jul 2, 2013: -- For the second time in a year, South Korean automaker Hyundai has been accused of using flawed airbag systems. Last fall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the 2011-2013 Elantra after a driver suffered severe lacerations when a dodgy side airbag deployed. And yesterday, a jury awarded a Virginia man $14 million after determining that the side airbag system in his 2008 Hyundai Tiburon was defective...

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