Tag: Recalls

Federal Ministry of Transport sets technical specifications: Diesel engines are to be retrofitted

DPA Federal Ministry of Transport has allegedly set the technical rules for the hardware retrofitting of older diesel cars The Federal Ministry of Transport has created the condition for retrofitting older diesel engines. “Now is the retrofit industry on the train to develop effective systems that comply with all limits and regulations,” said Transport Minister… Continue reading Federal Ministry of Transport sets technical specifications: Diesel engines are to be retrofitted

The 100% electric crossover e-Niro, from Kia, completes a journey of almost 4,000 kilometers

Posted 12/27/2018 12:16:15 PM MADRID, Dec. 27 (EUROPA PRESS) – The new e-Niro 100% electric crossover, from Kia, has completed a journey of 3,741 kilometers by road, on a route that began in Lisbon and ended in the city where the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change took place. (COP24), Katowice (Poland), as reported… Continue reading The 100% electric crossover e-Niro, from Kia, completes a journey of almost 4,000 kilometers

After Ghosn, auto alliance faces uncertain future – Nikkei Asian Review

TOKYO — Just days after they cemented their landmark automotive alliance on March 27, 1999, the heads of Renault and Nissan inadvertently revealed a fundamental disagreement that lay at the heart of their new partnership. Speaking moments after a news conference in New York, Louis Schweitzer, Renault’s chairman and chief executive officer, raised the possibility… Continue reading After Ghosn, auto alliance faces uncertain future – Nikkei Asian Review

Maruti Suzuki Recalls 5,900 SuperCarry Units To Fix Faulty Fuel Filter – BloombergQuint

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. said it is recalling 5,900 units of its light commercial vehicle Super Carry to replace faulty fuel filters. The company will inspect a possible defect in fuel filters of 5,900 SuperCarry vehicles manufactured between April 26 and Aug. 01, the country’s largest carmaker said in a regulatory filing. The recall also… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Recalls 5,900 SuperCarry Units To Fix Faulty Fuel Filter – BloombergQuint

South Korea will file suit against BMW for engine fires

Posted 12/26/2018 12: 13: 56CET SEOUL, Dec. 26 (REUTERS / EP) – The South Korean Ministry of Transport announced on Monday December 24 that it will file a lawsuit against the German manufacturer of luxury vehicles BMW for an alleged “delay” in calls for review and hide “defects” that led to several fires in engines… Continue reading South Korea will file suit against BMW for engine fires

Tesla Model S catches fire—twice—after flat tire in California

2018 Tesla Model S
A week after reports surfaced that a 2014 fire in a Tesla Model S was caused by a bullet fired from inside the car, in the battery of another brand new Tesla Model S caught fire in California.

The owner told local news crews that he was driving on Highway 17, which runs from San Jose to Santa Cruz, California when the low tire pressure warning suddenly went off. He pulled off the highway and waited for a tow.

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After the car was towed to a tire repair shop in Los Gatos, the owner began hearing hissing sounds from the car and went to investigate. When he got to the car, he found flames lapping underneath.

Fire crews came and put out the fire and waited six hours before towing the car to another repair shop in Campbell, California, where it caught on fire again.

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The owner took delivery of the car three months ago and said the car had only 1,200 miles on it.

Coming so quickly after a low tire-pressure warning, the incident sounds similar to some cases in 2013 after the Model S first went on sale where battery fires were caused by cars running over debris in the road.

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Tesla issued two recalls after those events to slow the spread of fire in the battery pack and give drivers more warning to exit the car, and to add physical safeguards below the front of the battery pack to prevent road debris from puncturing the pack at a vulnerable point.

It's not clear whether the latest case had a similar cause.

Another Model S belonging to stage director Michael Morris caught fire suddenly while driving in Santa Monica in June. Tesla says it is investigating both of the latest incidents.

BMW fined $10M, faces criminal probe for engine fires

BMW fined $10M, faces criminal probe for engine firesBMW AG is facing a criminal probe in South Korea after investigators concluded the manufacturer concealed fire hazards and delayed recalls for a problem that has dented sales and its reputation in the Asian country.
South Korea’s transport ministry plans to ask prosecutors to investigate the German carmaker, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. Korea also fined BMW 11.2 billion won ($10 million) for belatedly recalling 22,670 vehicles. The team that’s been investigating BMW since August found defects that could cause coolant to leak and set the engine on fire.
The move threatens to prolong the Munich-based company’s woes in a country where there have been nearly 40 cases of BMW fires reported this year. The carmaker, which has recalled 1.6 million vehicles worldwide over the issue, has seen its sales in Korea fall about 10 percent during the first 11 months of the year as videos went viral of the luxury cars being engulfed in flames.
BMW’s Korea branch apologized in a statement released after the announcement and said it will cooperate with ongoing investigations.
The Korean probe adds to the challenges at BMW as it prepares to begin a new year fraught with potential hazards from a trade war between the U.S. and China, and a drop in car sales in China, the world’s biggest car market. BMW is also raising spending to develop new electric and self-driving vehicles. The strains have been evident, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts Index having declined about 27 percent this year and both BMW and rival Daimler AG lowering 2018 profit targets.
The BMW defect also prompted the carmaker to do a voluntary recall of 323,700 vehicles in Europe, with about 96,000 of those in Germany. BMW had said it would begin replacing starting Aug. 20 the EGR coolers and modules in the recalled cars covering 42 models, including the popular 520d and 320d produced between 2011 and 2016.
BMW shares closed 0.1 percent higher on Friday in Frankfurt, the last trading day before the Christmas holiday, trimming losses to 17 percent for the year.
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South Korea to file complaint against BMW for ‘delayed’ response to engine fires

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s transport ministry said it would file a complaint against German luxury carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) with prosecutors for allegedly delaying recalls and concealing defects that led to several engine fires in the country this year. The BMW logo is seen on a vehicle at the New York Auto Show in the… Continue reading South Korea to file complaint against BMW for ‘delayed’ response to engine fires