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February 24, 2007

Road Tests - DVD Review: Back in the Day with Dale Jr. , The Complete Season One 

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DVD Review: Back in the Day with Dale Jr. , The Complete Season One 
A few years ago, the Speed Channel aired some episodes of an old, largely forgotten TV series called Car and Track , which featured new car road tests and coverage of motor sports, especially NASCAR racing. It was a fascinating bit of late-sixties/early-seventies nostalgia, but it never found a sizable audience — or a consistent time slot — and the series disappeared. Last year, the network …

February 23, 2007

Automotive News - New EPA Mileage Calculator

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New EPA Mileage Calculator
We?ve reported before on the change in EPA mileage estimates on new 2008 models, but there?s still a lot of confusion about how to figure out what a 2007 model?s adjusted estimate would be if the 2008 version hasn?t been…

EPA Releases Official 2008 Mileage Calculator
Yesterday, we told you about Kiplinger?s handy tool to convert a 2007 model?s mileage to the new standards used by the EPA for 2008 cars. Today, we heard word that the government has launched a similar website using the new…

Big Shock: Traffic Congestion a Problem
Harris Interactive just released results of a poll that says 37% of drivers think traffic congestion is a serious problem. That?s compared to 21% who think congestion isn?t a problem at all. The poll was conducted evenly throughout the U.S.,…

GM Sale Continues, Includes Saturn Vue Hybrid
If you thought the Presidents Day sales all ended on Monday ? you know, President?s Day ? then you?re wrong. GM is extending 0% financing and $500 cash-back deals on certain vehicles until Feb. 28. The company is also including…

Pothole Season: How Do They Happen?
Have you ever wondered how potholes appear? You take the same route home every day, hundreds of days in a row, and then one day, all of a sudden ? BAM! Your car hits a hole the size of a…

2008 Porsche Cayenne Photo Gallery
Porsche unveiled a slightly restyled and more powerful Cayenne, Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo at the Detroit auto show in January. Today we found a bevy of new photos from Porsche that weren?t available the day we broke the news…

February 21, 2007

Auto Recalls - 2007 MACK CL - SUSPENSION

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2007 MACK CL - SUSPENSION
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 46K POUND CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSION, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE RODS USED ON THE SUSPENSION MAY BE BRITTLE.

2006 PETERBILT 378 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
ON CERTAIN NON-ABS EQUIPPED TRUCKS, AN AIR HOSE BETWEEN THE TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE AND THE BACK OF THE CAB BULKHEAD WAS OMITTED.

2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC), TRACTION CONTROL (TC) AND CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS MAY ALSO BE ILLUMINATED.

2006 SUBARU FORESTER - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED DURING PRODUCTION. PINCHING OF THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER AND THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT.

2005 LAND ROVER FREELANDER - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC), TRACTION CONTROL (TC) AND CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS MAY ALSO BE ILLUMINATED.

2007 MACK CV - SUSPENSION
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 46K POUND CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSION, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE RODS USED ON THE SUSPENSION MAY BE BRITTLE.

2006 SUBARU IMPREZA - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED DURING PRODUCTION. PINCHING OF THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER AND THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT.

2007 MACK CT - SUSPENSION
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 46K POUND CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSION, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE RODS USED ON THE SUSPENSION MAY BE BRITTLE.

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