Kia has issued Kia Service Campaign # SC106, meant to address repeated stalling of the Kia Sorrento. We want to hear from Sorrento owners who have had the PCM reprogrammed based on this service campaign. Has it worked to solve low-speed stalling? Do you have stalling at other than low speeds? Let us know!
Stalling Engines in the Santa Fe years 2010-12 What’s causing the Hyundai Santa Fe 2010–12 engines in these SUVs to stall at any time? Hyundai is only letting out dribbles of admissions. This SUV has an engine with a nasty reputation of stalling at any speed, any time, without any warning. That means no acceleration….
Luxury car maker Ferrari was hit with a $3.5 million civil penalty by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for failing to submit certain early warning reports identifying possible safety issues with its vehicles, the U.S. auto regulator said Friday. As part of a consent order filed in an agency administrative proceeding, Ferrari, which is…
A starter interrupter allows a creditor to disable the engine’s starter motor remotely, preventing anyone from driving the car. Starter interrupters can either be manually triggered once a borrower falls behind on his or her loan payments, or they can be activated through a program that tracks the borrower’s payments and automatically disables the car…
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. will pay $100 million — the largest penalty ever levied under the Clean Air Act — to settle claims they sold more than 1 million vehicles that emit much greater quantities of greenhouse gases than what they had certified to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department…
Good Popular Mechanics article at (http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/confessions-of-a-car-dealership-service-manager-6311261). Service manager notes consumer ripoffs for “shop supplies” charges and part mark ups. Also notes to never buy “generic” service contracts / extended warranties — meaning those not backed by the vehicle manufacturer (Toyota / Ford, e.g.).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday ordered BMW AG to lower fuel economy estimates for four 2014 BMW Mini Cooper vehicle models to ensure consumers are given accurate fuel economy values.
Papa John’s International Inc. on Monday dropped its Sixth Circuit appeal of a decision freeing a pair of American International Group Inc. affiliates from paying defense costs in two class actions accusing the pizza giant of spamming consumers with text messages.
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC told a California federal judge on Monday that consumers’ supposed reliance on its “reputation” can’t be used to pursue claims that it allegedly failed to fix leaks present in Sprinter model van air-conditioning units, asking that the class action be tossed.
A California jury has walloped Toyota Motor Corp. with a $12.5 million verdict, finding a defectively designed lap seat belt caused a passenger riding in a sport utility vehicle that crashed into a tree in a drunk driving accident to become a paraplegic.
