Recalls

DETROIT - Chrysler is recalling 2,500 Dodge Challengers, including 50 in Canada, due to a potential short circuit in the wiring of the muscle cars can set them on fire. The affected cars are from the 2013 model year, and have V-6 engines. The vehicles were produced during the eight-week …

MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda Canada says it is recalling about 7,800 vehicles to repair a potential malfunction that could affect braking _ part of a global recall involving nearly 250,000 vehicles. The problem lies with an electrical component of the Vehicle Stability Assist system, which on some cars, may have …

Do you own a Subaru Impreza, a Subaru Crosstrek XV, a Subaru Legacy, or Subaru Outback? Does it have an automatic transmission? Do you have a remote start system that came with your vehicle? Finally, was your Subaru built between 2010 and 2013? If you answered 'yes' to each and …

DETROIT - BMW is recalling more than 30,000 SUVs to fix an oil leak that can knock out the power-assisted braking. The German automaker says the recall covers X5 SUVs in the U.S. from the 2007 through 2010 model years. The vehicles were made between Sept. 12, 2006, and March …

DETROIT - BMW is recalling almost 570,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada because a battery cable connector can fail and cause the engines to stall. The recall affects the popular 3-Series sedans, wagons, convertibles and coupes from the 2007 through 2011 model years. Also included are 1-Series coupes and …

DETROIT - Mitsubishi is recalling 14,700 of its i-MiEV electric cars worldwide, including a number in Canada, because a brake pump can fail. The automaker said Tuesday that the recall affects 2012 models made from Dec. 2, 2011 through Sept. 7, 2012. Mitsubishi has sold just over 200 across Canada …

TORRANCE, Calif. - Honda is recalling 748,000 Pilot and Odyssey vehicles in the United States and Canada because of a possible problem with their driver's side airbags. The Japanese car maker says the airbags may have been assembled without some of the rivets needed to secure their cover. That could …

Subaru is recalling a huge number of crossover SUVs due to a problem with puddle lights that could potentially cause an electrical fire inside the vehicles. The issue, which affects only a small 54,000 example subset of the over 800,000 automobiles being recalled in Canada and the U.S., involves a …

DETROIT - General Motors is recalling more than 145,000 pickup trucks, including some 15,000 in Canada, because the hoods can fly open unexpectedly and block the driver's vision. The recall affects Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize trucks from the 2010 through 2012 model years. Most of the trucks were …

DETROIT - Hyundai is recalling thousands of Veloster hatchbacks in the U.S. and Canada because the vehicle's sunroof can shatter and cause injuries. The recall affects cars from the 2012 model year, including some 13,500 in the United States and 1,593 in Canada. Hyundai says it knows of no crashes …