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Chrysler recalls more than 380,000 Ram heavy duty trucks due to fire hazard

Chrysler has announced a large recall on a range of Ram heavy duty pickup trucks due to a potential fire hazard. The problem affects 381,876 2010-2014 model year Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups as well as 4500 and 5500 chassis cabs equipped with Cummins diesel engines. Ram says a fuel heater housing could overheat and […]

October 31, 2014

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GM halts deliveries of 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon due to airbag defect; recalls Silverado, Sierra for separate issue

It’s been three months since we saw a General Motors pickup truck recall despite the fact that the automaker has issued 71 recalls this year affecting about 30 million vehicles globally. Now, in the last few days, the automaker has issued two more, one of which affects the company’s much-hyped redesigned midsize pickups before they’ve […]

October 6, 2014

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Toyota issues recalls on Tundra and Tacoma pickups

Toyota has issued recalls on both its full-size and midsize pickups over separate issues. The first recall deals with the 2014 Tundra. Toyota has issued a recall on 130,000 Tundra CrewMax and double cab pickups in the U.S. due to a defect with a piece of interior trim that could interfere with the deployment of […]

September 19, 2014

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GM recalls 4×4 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to serious software issue

General Motors has announced another recall on pickups, this time due to an issue in four-wheel drive pickups that could cause a loss in power to the wheels while driving. The automaker has recalled 392,459 pickups and SUVs in order to provide an update to the transfer case software. The recall includes 2014 and 2015 four-wheel […]

July 2, 2014

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GM recalls 57,192 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD pickups due to power-steering defect

General Motors has announced a recall on 57,192 HD pickups due to a defect that can cause a loss of power-steering fluid. Trucks affected by the recall include the 2015 model year Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 HD pickups and the GMC Sierra 2500/3500 HD pickups. GM says the affected trucks potentially have power-steering hose clamps that […]

June 18, 2014

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GM halts delivery of pickups in latest recall of 2014 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra over airbag defect

General Motors is recalling more of its pickups, this time even halting the delivery of thousands of the trucks to dealers in order to investigate them further for more potential problems. In its fourth pickup recall this month and the second in the last week, the automaker recalled 500 2014 and 2015 model year trucks […]

May 26, 2014

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GM issues another recall on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD pickups due to fire risk

General Motors announced yet another pickup recall today, this time centering on the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD models for a defect that could cause a fire. This is the second recall to affect GM’s 2015 HD model pickups and the sixth overall recall for its pickups dating back to the release […]

May 20, 2014

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GM’s latest recall on 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups due to steering issue; warns “Do not drive”

General Motors has issued yet another recall on its 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, this time for a steering issue that could cause a sudden crash. The recall affects 477 2014 Silverados, Sierras and 2015 Chevrolet Tahoes and centers around a manufacturing error. GM says the “tie road threaded attachment to the steering […]

May 16, 2014

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GM recalls 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD pickups due to fire risk

General Motors has issued a limited recall on its 2015 heavy duty pickups due to a manufacturing error that could cause a fuel leak. The automaker is recalling 51 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickups equipped with diesel engines and dual fuel tanks built between February 11 and February 19, 2014. GM […]

May 6, 2014

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Chrysler recalls 2014 Ram 1500 pickups due to transmission defect

Chrysler has initiated a recall on 2014 Ram 1500 for a fairly serious, though not widespread, transmission defect. The automaker is recalling 159 Ram 1500s—125 in the U.S., 32 in Canada and two outside of North America and Europe—in order to inspect the trucks’ eight-speed automatic transmissions. One of Chrysler’s suppliers notified the automaker that […]

April 30, 2014

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GM issues recall on all 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups due to fire risk

General Motors has issued a recall on all of its latest pickups due to a defect in the transmission oil cooler line that could cause a fire. The recall affects the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. It also affects the new 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and suburban SUVs as well as the GMC Yukon and […]

March 31, 2014

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GM recalls 370k 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups due to fire risk

General Motors has announced a huge recall on its new redesigned half-ton pickups. About 370,000 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks are affected by the recall that will reprogram a software bug that “could lead to overheating of exhaust components, potentially causing engine compartment fires,” according to the GM announcement. GM has confirmed eight […]

January 13, 2014