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Toyota

Toyota recall makes a comeback

Somehow, Toyota can't manage to avoid the previous problems, especially when it comes to mentioning legal repercussions of the unintended acceleration situation. Boy did I ever say that politically. Toyota screwed up big time and they paid through the nose for it. Through the nose is still a subjective term, while the sum of money seems immense to most of...

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BMW

BMW N54 engine’s fuel pump problems degenerate into lawsuits

BMW's previous 3 liter, twin-turbocharged six cylinder engine, the N54 series has been racking up a few complaints and even a series of lawsuits due to an apparently faulty fuel pump. The fuel pump problem manifests itself intermittent stalling, backfiring and loss of power of the engine and the alarmingly high failure rate has lead to a class action lawsuit...

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Chrysler

Chrysler may exceede Marchionne’s expectations

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has made a recent statement in which he confirmed his optimism in Chrysler’s performance since it has surpassed all expectations by achieving profitability and plugging a severe cash leak in less than a year since filing for bankruptcy. His statement was pretty much full of words of praise for the American company but it did contain...

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Ford

Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan probed for sticky accelerators

Remember the times when Toyota's recall, sticky accelerators and floor mats problems were grabbing headlines left and right? Well, of course you do, because it wasn't that long ago, to be honest, and there are still some lawsuits looking over this particular issue but it's not over. Oh no, there's more bad news to come from the unintentional acceleration problems...

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Ford

Ford’s plans for Mercury

Recently the media that had been pushing on with the Detroit's Big Three and their issues or successes haven't had much else to say other than the proposal which is under works at Ford deemed to kill of Mercury brand. Today, a report from Ford themselves shows that this isn't serious news as the company had been planing to get...

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Toyota

Toyota lawsuit number up to 327

We all knew Toyota's recall handling would lead to problems and that America is a country with a bit of a suing culture. Put the two together and you have the recipe for something momentous in terms of lawsuits and court action. What has happened is that Toyota is now facing an incredible number of 327 calls to face the...