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U.S. Safety Recalls by General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota
By James B. Bleeker
The following U.S. safety recalls have been announced within the past two months.
By General Motors Corporation:
(1) An unspecified number of 2004-2006 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Isuzu I-280 and I-350 pickup trucks for brake lamps that may stop functioning and cruise control that may become inoperative. The Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Isuzu I-280 and I-350 have a Consumer Reports 2006 predicted short-term reliability in the lowest category and the 4-wheel-drive Colorado and Canyon have a CR multi-year reliability rating of much worse than average.
By the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG:
(2) 131,500 (per the Associated Press, 146,195 per Edmunds) 2000-2002 4.0-liter Jeep Grand Cherokee sport-utility vehicles for a fan blade that may separate and break through a cover. The 4-wheel-drive Jeep Grand Cherokee has a CR multi-year reliability rating of much worse than average.
(3) 111,600 (per Bloomberg News, 111,700 per AFP) 2003-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee sport-utility vehicles for front seats that may catch fire from its seat warmers. Chrysler reported 32 fires and 15 injuries from its seat warmers. The 4-wheel-drive Jeep Grand Cherokee has a CR multi-year reliability rating of much worse than average.
(4) 832,500 2002-2006 Jeep Liberty sport-utility vehicles for a ball joint that may separate and cause the vehicle's body to rest on its front tires and make steering challenging. The 6-cylinder Jeep Liberty has a CR reliability rating, over its rather short history, of average.
By Nissan Motor Company:
(5) 96,800 2006 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder Nissan Altima and Sentra sedans for excessive oil consumption due to improper performance of the piston rings and possible engine damage and fires. The Altima has a CR 2006 predicted short-term reliability of average and the Sentra has a CR 2006 predicted short-term reliability of above average.
(6) 200,866 2003 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder Nissan Altima and Sentra sedans for a sensor that may fail and cause the engine to stop. The Altima has a CR multi-year reliability rating of average and the Sentra - above average.
By Honda Motor Company:
(7) Less than 78,409 (the recall total for the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, and several European countries) 1995-1997 Honda Odyssey minivans and Honda CR-V sport-utility vehicles for engine parts that may overheat and may cause stopping and burns on the driver's feet (if melting occurs). The Honda Odyssey has a CR multi-year reliability of only average, something hoped for and sought after by the Big Three, but rather a disaster for a Honda-engineered product. The CR-V has a CR multi-year reliability of much better than average (CR's highest rating).
By Toyota Motor Corporation:
(8) 367,594 2004-2006 Lexus RX330, Lexus RX400h, Toyota Highlander, and Toyota Highlander hybrid sport-utility vehicles for a carpet cover clip that may obstruct use of the accelerator pedal. The Lexus 2006 RX330/RX400h has a CR predicted short-term reliability of above average (CR's second-highest) and the 2006 Toyota Highlander has CR's highest predicted short-term reliability.
(9) 24,490 2001 Toyota Echos and 8,476 2001 Toyota Priuses for a faulty engine part that may lead to an oil leak and engine stopping and damage.
(10) 156,555 2003-2005 Toyota Tundra pickups to deactivate a front-seat air bag cut-off switch. By NHTSA ruling, such a cut-off switch requires a particular child seat anchoring system, which the front seats lack.
(11) 9,400 2006 Toyota FJ Cruiser sport-utility vehicles for bad Bridgestone or Dunlop tires that may bulge on the sides and cause an air leak.
Source for safety recall by General Motors Corporation: "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, June 29, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3992317?source=rss
Sources for safety recalls by the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG: "DaimlerChrysler AG Recalls Jeep Grand Cherokees Over Fan Blades," WTOL-TV, June 28, 2006, at http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=5025387&nav=menu34_9, "Chrysler Announces Second Jeep Recall in 2 Days," Bloomberg News, June 14, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, July 27, 2006, at http:www.sltrib.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=4100380, "Recall Alert," The Salt Lake Tribune, July 15, 2006, at http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4044567?source=rss, "DaimlerChrysler Recalls Nearly 111,7000 Jeeps on Faulty Seat Warmers," AFP, June 12, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Chrysler Recalls Jeeps for Steering," Detroit Free Press, August 2, 2006, at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060802/BUSINESS07/608020354, "Jeep Recalls 2002-2006 Liberty SUV," Ken Thomas, the Associated Press, August 1, 2006, available at Yahoo! News
Sources for safety recalls by Nissan Motor Company: "Nissan Recalls 200,866 Altima, Sentra Sedans to Fix Engine Part," Bloomberg.com, July 12, 2006, at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aspRNevGNS0s, "Fire Threat: Nissan Recalls Nearly 100,000 Vehicles," Edmunds, July 9, 2006, at http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleID=116042
Source for safety recall by Honda Motor Company: "Industry Report," Detroit Free Press, June 15, 2006, at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060615/BUSINESS01/606150361
Sources for safety recalls by Toyota Motor Corporation: "Toyota Recalls Some SUVs in US," Reuters, July 19, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "Toyota Recalls Vehicles Over Faulty Engine," Hiroko Tabuchi, the Associated Press, July 18, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, "420,000 Vehicles Affected: Toyota Models Recalled," Hiroko Tabuchi, the Associated Press, August 2, 2006, available at Yahoo! News, and "Toyota to Recall Tundra Air Bags," David Shepardson, Detroit News, July 10, 2006, at http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060710/AUTO01/607100330/1148, "Recalls: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota FJ Cruiser See Problems," Edmunds, July 29, 2006, http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleID=116333
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