General Motors is recalling certain 2018 full-size SUVs and pickup trucks equipped with either a 5.3-liter V-8 or 6.2-liter V-8. A faulty vacuum pump in the affected vehicles could cause a loss in braking, increasing the risk of a crash, General Motors reported in paperwork filed with the NHTSA on …
Read More »GM expands recall of 2018 Escalade, Tahoe, Yukon SUVs, and Silverado and Sierra pickups
General Motors is recalling certain 2018 full-size SUVs and pickup trucks equipped with either a 5.3-liter V-8 or 6.2-liter V-8. A faulty vacuum pump in the affected vehicles could cause a loss in braking, increasing the risk of a crash, General Motors reported in paperwork filed with the NHTSA on …
Read More »2020 Ford F-150 pickups add standard automatic emergency braking to all trucks
New 2020 Ford F-150 trucks are all equipped with standard automatic emergency braking technology, the automaker confirmed Thursday. Previously, automatic emergency braking was reserved for Lariat trims and higher, although sometime during the 2020 model year, F-150 XLT models received the life-saving technology. Ford spokesman Mike Levine said in a …
Read More »Rivian R1T Electric Pickups Take 13,000-Mile Road Trip for TV
Rivian’s 2021 R1T electric pickup was picked as the camera truck for the Long Way Up motorcycle adventure series starting Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. The company had to install about 140 charging locations along the route to keep the vehicles on the road. The show will premiere on September …
Read More »2018-2020 Toyota Tundra full-size pickups recalled for dull turn signals
The 2018-2020 Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck has been recalled for an issue with the LED headlights, the automaker announced in paperwork filed with the NHTSA earlier this month. The front turn signal bulbs in the headlight assembly were designed incorrectly, resulting in the wrong filament used to flash the …
Read More »Ram pickups recalled, Navigator vs. Escalade, EV frunks: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Ram recalling nearly 85,000 new heavy-duty pickups for fire risk The truckmaker says a fault with transmissions in the pickup could cause fluid to spill into the engine and cause a fire. Smaller VW SUV on the way, but more may be coming VW’s newest chief of operations says the …
Read More »2021 Genesis GV80 debuts, Dodge Durango Hellcat confirmed, EV pickups charge up: What’s New @ The Car Connection
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