VW will add a free Carefree Maintenance Program to its 2009 models. This will cover all scheduled maintenance for the duration of the three-year/36,000 mile warranty. This will only cover three services at the 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 mile intervals.
Currently, VW’s new car warranty for its 2008 models is for four years or 50,000 miles. […]
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Volkswagen USA is issuing a recall concerning some 2005-2008 Jetta sedans and 2006-2008 Rabbit/GTI/R32 vehicles. It seems these select vehicles fail to fully conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108- Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.
What is the problem? Some vehicle may have missing or misplaced caps on certain aiming adjustments as follows:
-low […]
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Posted in Safety, Warranties, Recalls, Automotive on Oct 27th, 2007
More bad news for Toyota. In the midst of all their problems latetly Toyota has been forced to recall another 470,000 cars in it’s home market of Japan. This could not come at a worst time for the fledging Japanese auto giant whose quality has been slipping as of late in some very public ways. […]
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Posted in Safety, Warranties, Recalls, Automotive on Oct 26th, 2007
Toyota Motor USA, issued a “warranty enhancement” yesterday for a problem with it’s 2004-2006 Sienna mini-vans. Though very similar, Toyota stress that this is not a recall of any sort even though, basically, it is. The problem affects almost all Sienna mini-vans for the U.S market. Around 592,100 affected Sienna owners should have been notified […]
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Posted in Safety, Warranties, Recalls, Automotive on Sep 28th, 2007
Toyota Motor Company in conjunction with the NHTSA, announced a recall yesterday for the 2007 Lexus ES 350 and the 2007 Toyota Camry. The recall involves the placement of the floor mats. Apparently some of the mats were improperly installed or became unsecured and could potentially cause problems by wedging under or on top of […]
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