Cars Recall 2010

It is a bad time for the car industry as it struggles to lure buyers back to showrooms after a sales slump, yet a few big brands have recall their cars due to technical and safety issues.

Nissan 2010 Recall

Nissan is recalling 540,000 vehicles worldwide to fix faulty brake pedal pins and inaccurate fuel gauges. UPDATES: Nov 12, 2010 - Nissan recalls 586,000 Frontier and Xterra vehicles

GM 2010 Recall - power steering issue

General Motors Co. said Monday it will recall 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac compact cars sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico to fix power steering motors that can fail. The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Chevrolet Cobalts, 2007 to 2010 Pontiac G5s, 2005 and 2006 Pontiac Pursuits sold in Canada and 2005 and 2006 Pontiac G4s sold in Mexico.

Toyota 2010 Recall - Gas pedal issue

Toyota recalled 4.2 million vehicles worldwide because of floor mats that can bend and hold down the gas. The gas pedal system recall includes 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 2008-2010 Sequoia.

Honda 2010 Recall - Window issue

The 2010 Toyota recall affects some 646,000 cars and was announced due to an apparent window issue. The concern is that window switches can overheat if exposed to liquid, causing smoke, melting or even a fire, the Wall Street Journal reports. Jazz models, known as Fit in some countries, are affected by the Honda recall, which spans the globe but does not include Japan itself.

UPDATES - Feb 10, 2010 - Honda Motor Co. is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month old global recall for faulty airbags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese automaker.

Pontiac Vibe 2010 Recall

General Motors Co. has halted sales of about two dozen Pontiac Vibe cars as part of Toyota Motor Co.'s recall of 2.3 million U.S. vehicles. GM's Vibe is essentially the same car as the Toyota Matrix, one of eight Toyota models the Japanese car maker told dealers to stop selling while it investigates possible defects that may cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally.

Chrysler 2010 Recall

Chrysler recall 600,000 vehicles due to doors that could catch fire, brakes that could fail and accelerators that could stick.

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