| Recall Alert: 2004-2008 Acura TSX Needs ECU Fix |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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Earlier today Acura announced a voluntary recall of about 76,000 TSX models ranging from 2004 to 2008 model years. This recall will take place in Washington D.C. and 22 other U.S. states. The reason for the recall is to install a water-resistant cover over the Electronic Control Unit (ECU). This will be performed at local [...]
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class and M-Class Earn 5-Star Federal Safety Ratings |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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Confirming just how safe its vehicles are, Mercedes-Benz has announced that its 2013 C-Class compact sedan and coupe and M-Class midsize SUV scored five-star ratings in recent U.S. crash safety tests. Mercedes-Benz, to its credit, points out that since 2010, fewer vehicles have achieved five-star ratings. That’s when the government toughened its requirements. It will [...]
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| Big crowds expected at Hawaii auto show this weekend |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
Organizers expect attendance at the First Hawaiian International Auto Show at the Hawaii Convention Center this weekend to be 5-10 percent higher than last year's show, seen here in this file photo. Heres something to get any automotive enthusiasts motor running, the First Hawaiian International Auto Show revs into town Friday at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. The show, which ...
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| Nissan loses $4.2M lawsuit |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
An Essex County, N.J., jury has ordered Nissan to pay $4.2 million to a man who was injured after a tire fell off a pickup truck and hit the roof of his car. Larry Clanton, 52, was driving a Nissan Altima in July 2006 when the tire, weighing 73 pounds, hit the roof of his car, which cracked and pushed his head forward. Clanton's lawyer, Cynthia Walters, said he had to re-learn how to walk ...
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| Honolulu rail agency approves funding for more seats on train cars |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
This rendering shows what the rail cars will look like on Honolulu's rail transit system. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday approved funding fr an additional 800 passenger seats for the rail cars. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday approved funding for additional passenger seats on the train cars for the citys elevated-rail transit ...
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| Honda will recall 76000 Acura TSX sedans in US |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
electronic control unit to prevent corrosion that could ultimately lead to stalling. The action covers sedans built for the 2004 through 2008 model years in 22 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., the Japanese automaker said in a press release on Thursday. Road salt used in cold-weather states and water from the driver's shoes could soak the carpet under the dashboard that covers the metal case ...
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| Have a Heart for an EV? Sure You Do. It’s Safe to Drive an EV with a Pacemaker |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
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You’re a cutting-edge guy or gal. You believe in weening yourself off oil and driving an electric car. Or at least you’d like to, but you don’t think you can because your pacemaker will receive electromagnetic interference. And that wouldn’t be good at all. Fret not, though, as the Mayo Clinic has cleared you for [...]
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| Hyundai to Preview Next-Generation Genesis Coupe with HND-9 Concept at Seoul Motor Show |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
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While you’re hunched over your computer next week, eagerly anticipating the next car to debut at the New York Auto Show, you may miss an important concept coming from the Seoul Motor Show going on at the same time. There, Hyundai will be introducing its HND-9, a precursor to the next-generation Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Calling [...]
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| Refreshed 2014 Scion tC Heading for New York Debut Next Week |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
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With the inception of the Scion FR-S, it’s possible you’d forgotten about the other Scion coupe, the tC. Scion realizes this and for its third model year in its current generation, the 2014 Scion tC will be getting some much-needed attention. Scion passed us as little information as it could in a 55-word press release, [...]
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| Aaron Robinson: One Highway, Two Plans For Milking It |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
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America’s second-longest interstate begins its 2900-mile transcontinental journey westward near Teaneck, New Jersey. Soon after, I-80 jumps the Delaware Water Gap and serpentines through the Allegheny Mountains. It skirts the Great Lakes and then fights the headwinds in a stair-stepped dash across the Great Plains. By running across the very tops of Indiana and Ohio, [...]
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