A woman has recounted a “frightening” experience with her brand new Chinese-made hybrid SUV that saw her electronic brakes and steering fail metres from a busy intersection shortly after driving the car off the lot. But the dealer and the manufacturer have refused to refund the car, even after aContinue Reading
A family who were among the first adopters of popular electric car brand BYD say a nightmare customer service experience after their battery failed while driving has “completely turned us off” the Chinese company — and potentially EVs in general. BYD has described the battery failure as an “isolated incident”.Continue Reading
German auto giant BMW has issued an urgent recall of more than 7000 Australian vehicles after the discovery of a potentially hazardous brake defect. Cars sold over the past two years are potentially at risk from the manufacturing defect that causes signal interference within the electronic braking system. While theContinue Reading
A popular car manufacturer has issued an urgent recall on two popular models amid fears a defective wire could cause serious injury or death. On Monday, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts issued a recall for two Mazda models – the Mazda 3 (BM, BN)Continue Reading
More than 150 luxury Lexus cars have been recalled over fears a serious manufacturing fault could lead to the battery short circuiting while the hybrid car charges. The defect affects the medium SUV NX40h+ F Sport vehicles made between 2021 to 2022. The car has a manufacturer’s suggested retail priceContinue Reading
The recall affects vehicles built between 2014 and 2017 for a potentially dangerous issue. A recall notice issued by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts says there is a potential fault with the wiring harness in the boot lid. The manufacturing defect may cause theContinue Reading
More than 13,000 Hyundai cars have been caught up in a product recall over a manufacturing defect concern. Veloster and Tuscon models built between 2014 and 2017 may have issues with an engine rod bearing which could fail “prematurely”. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the engine connecting rod bearing couldContinue Reading
Ferrari has recalled its new hybrid supercar and ordered customers to stop driving due to the risk of fire. The new Ferrari 296, which is priced at more than $600,000 (before on-road costs), represents one of the fastest and most exhilarating cars on sale. We went so far as toContinue Reading
Chevrolet has asked Corvette owners to return to dealerships for a reason that might be hard to hear. The American brand issued a recall for more than 100 examples of the Corvette C8 Stingray, following news that the car is “not compliant” with Australian Design Rules. A recall notice publishedContinue Reading
Jeep has issued a safety recall for its popular Grand Cherokee family SUV. More than 43,000 vehicles are affected by a manufacturing issue that could result in a loss of power while driving. In further bad news for affected owners Jeep Australia currently does not have spare parts to fixContinue Reading