Recalls

Another huge recall for American manufacturer GM. This time, more than 2.7 million vehicles are concerned, for a variety of reasons, ranging from ''mild inconvenience'' to '' catastrophic failure''. Of this number, 204,000 were sold in Canada. Here are the cars affected by this recall: 194,314 Chevrolet Malibu and Malibu …

One of the most touted features of the Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Grand Caravan was the third row electric-opening side windows. At the touch of a button installed in the driver’s armrest, those glass panes would pop out, a feature very useful for getting hot air (and wet dog smell) …

There are very few things that could potentially be worse than a door opening while you drive. If you own a 2013-2014 Ford Escape, this may happen to you. On these SUVs, a misalignment between the door panels and the exterior handle may cause the rod connecting the two pieces …

Running out of fuel is not really a problem anymore. With the invention of the fuel gauge, the only thing you can blame when you end up with a dry tank on the side of the road is your own lack of planning… Or if you own a 2014 Buick …

Have you ever owned a vehicle with a call for freedom? You park on a steep hill, and you come back to realize that it has run away to the bottom of the slope? If you own a 2007-2008 Saturn Aura equipped with the 4-speed automatic gearbox, that problem is …

If you own a 2014 Mazda6 built between October 25, 2012 and May 9, 2013, your car came out of the factory with a peculiar feature: you can put too much fuel in it! A manufacturing defect was found in the filling tube. The capacity of the fuel tank is …

The Great Spring of Recalls' latest victim? None other than Cadillac, with its SRX crossover! On April 25, GM announced the recall of almost 51,000 2013 Cadillac SRX models equipped with the 3.6L engine. Under certain driving conditions, there can be a delay of three or four seconds between the …

Honda North-America just announced the recall of more than 24,000 2014 Odysseys. A problem happened somewhere on the way down the assembly line and a relay used to deploy the side airbags may be faulty. This problem will also light up the SRS warning light in the dashboard, alerting the …

Mercedes-Benz is one of the most meticulous automakers. Their cars are made to a very high standard, and you can easily see the quality of the final product. This is exactly why I was surprised to learn that they will recall 253,000 C-Class cars built between 2007 and 2011. All …

Did you think we were done with all these recalls? Thanks to Volkswagen, we are not! The Germans just confirmed that about 26,000 cars need to go back to the dealership to be repaired. If not, the owners risk fiery problems. The Wolfsburg manufacturer ordered the recall of 26,452 2014 …