Tag: Recalls

Statement: Reflash

October 31, 2018 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – FCA US LLC is voluntarily recalling an estimated 86,053 vehicles in the U.S. to reflash a powertrain controller. These vehicles may – in rare instances – exhibit engine stall during deceleration, most often while slowing to a stop. If a stall occurs under these circumstances, the engine may… Continue reading Statement: Reflash

BMW recalling 44,000 diesel vehicles for fire risk

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2014 BMW 328d
BMW has announced an expanded recall effort over the possibility of fire in recent-model-year vehicles equipped with a diesel engine.

The issue, which now potentially affects 1.6 million vehicles worldwide, concerns an issue in which coolant (glycol) leakage from the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system cooler could combine with “typical soot deposits” for the diesel engines and with the EGR system’s high temperatures “might result in smoldering particles.”

DON’T MISS: For 2018, only a dozen diesel vehicles on sale in U.S.

In very rare cases, according to BMW, the situation could lead to the melting of the exhaust manifold and result in a vehicle fire—an issue first broadly reported in South Korea, of all places.

Under the technical campaign, BMW will check the EGR module and replace any faulty components.

2014 BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon

The effort, announced in August, originally involved 480,000 diesel vehicles in Europe and Asia, but it’s since been expanded with other country-specific campaigns. In the U.S., that effort includes approximately 44,368 diesel-engine vehicles from the 2013-2018 model years—the following models produced between September 2012 and June 2017:

2013-2018 BMW 328d Sedan
2014-2018 BMW 328d Sports Wagon
2014-2016 BMW 535d Sedan
2015 BMW 740Ld Sedan
2015-2017 BMW X3 xDrive28d SUV
2014-2017 BMW X5 xdRIVE35d SUV
CHECK OUT: BMW drops diesels in favor of plug-in hybrids

Although diesels were once seen as a ‘green’ option, if not a clean one, the view of them is quite different in 2018, in the aftermath of Volkswagen’s diesel scandal.

BMW aimed to offer four different diesel models for 2018—the X5 xDrive35d, the 328d sedan, and the 328d xDrive Sports Wagon—but found demand very low and the need to focus on plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles like the much-anticipated iX3, an all-electric version of the X3 SUV. For 2019 it’s withdrawn all of its diesel possibilities except for an upcoming version of the BMW X5 SUV.

Daimler’s share is going down

Friday, 19/10/2018 15:51 clock The car company Daimler has again lowered its earnings expectations for the current year. For 2018, the Group now expects earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) “well below the previous year’s level”. The shares of the company slumped in the afternoon by up to seven percent to the lowest level since… Continue reading Daimler’s share is going down

(LEAD) Hyundai Mobis Q3 net falls 6.8 pct on strong won, recall costs

(ATTN: ADDS Jan-Sept results in last para) SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s leading auto parts maker, Hyundai Mobis Co., said Friday its net profit fell 6.8 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier on the won’s strength and recall-related costs. Net profit for the three months ending on Sept. 30 fell… Continue reading (LEAD) Hyundai Mobis Q3 net falls 6.8 pct on strong won, recall costs

Hyundai Mobis Q3 net falls 6.8 pct on strong won, recall costs

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s leading auto parts maker, Hyundai Mobis Co., said Friday its net profit fell 6.8 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier on the won’s strength and recall-related costs. Net profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 fell to 449.65 billion won (US$394 million) from 482.24… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis Q3 net falls 6.8 pct on strong won, recall costs

(LEAD) Kia swings to net profit in Q3 due to base effect

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout) SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) — Kia Motors Corp., an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co., said Friday it swung to a net profit in the third quarter from a year earlier due to a low base effect. For the three months ending Sept. 30, Kia posted a profit of 297.74 billion won… Continue reading (LEAD) Kia swings to net profit in Q3 due to base effect