http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:07:18 -0500 Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1039009_toyota-to-shorten-then-replace-3-8m-accelerator-pedals-in-safety-recall http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1039009_toyota-to-shorten-then-replace-3-8m-accelerator-pedals-in-safety-recall Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:36:00 -0500 Toyota announced today that it would recall 3.8 million of its vehicles to replace the accelerator pedals, to alleviate once and for all any chance of uncontrolled acceleration from the pedal being trapped by ill-fitting floor mats. While it develops new pedal designs, Toyota will have its dealers shorten the pedals on affected vehicles, ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038701_recall-alert-belkin-tunebase-may-catch-fire http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1038701_recall-alert-belkin-tunebase-may-catch-fire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:00 -0500 There are lots of ways to enjoy music from portable devices in your car. Many new vehicles come with built-in iPhone/iPod docks, but there are a range of other options,  including Belkin's popular TuneBase device. The TuneBase plugs into your car's cigarette lighter, keeping gadgets charged as you listen to music and take hands-free calls. ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036283_toyotas-answer-to-deadly-floor-mats-zip-ties http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036283_toyotas-answer-to-deadly-floor-mats-zip-ties Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:31:00 -0400 In a move almost too strange to be fiction, Toyota is apparently advising its Toyota and Lexus brand dealers to zip tie loose floor mats to the seats in the 3.8 million vehicles affected by the recent safety recall. Of course, it's phrased much more eloquently than that. "We have reviewed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036217_toyota-lexus-floor-mat-problem-is-now-officially-a-recall http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036217_toyota-lexus-floor-mat-problem-is-now-officially-a-recall Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:06:00 -0400 One week ago today, owners of eight Toyota and Lexus models got an urgent plea from the U.S. Department of Transportation, delivered via the media: Remove your driver's side floor mat immediately, and don't replace it until you've taken your car to the dealer. With much of the coverage calling it a recall of 3.8 million vehicles,  Toyota issued ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021086_link-love-from-the-car-connection-tesla-roadster-recall-u-k-s-cash-for-clunkers-and-new-zealands-goats-for-pickups http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021086_link-love-from-the-car-connection-tesla-roadster-recall-u-k-s-cash-for-clunkers-and-new-zealands-goats-for-pickups Fri, 29 May 2009 08:09:00 -0400 ♦ Someone smarter than us once said that nothing succeeds like excess. If that's true, the converted ragtop, scissor-doored, six-person Prowler limo up for auction on eBay is America's next Bill Gates. It didn't make the reserve bid this go-round, but we're guessing the pimper/owner will find the chutzpah to try again. [eBay via ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020040_recall-alert-gm-cites-potential-fire-hazard-in-1-5-million-sedans http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020040_recall-alert-gm-cites-potential-fire-hazard-in-1-5-million-sedans Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:59:00 -0400 Clearly, this is not GM's week. Yesterday, everyone was talking about the company's nearly inevitable "surgical bankruptcy". Today, everyone's talking about a mechanical problem that could start engine fires in about 1.5 million GM sedans. At fault is a leak that could allow oil to drip onto the exhaust manifold during braking. If that ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019432_recall-gm-vehicles-could-roll-hummer-gas-tanks-could-eject http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019432_recall-gm-vehicles-could-roll-hummer-gas-tanks-could-eject Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:48:32 -0400 Much as GM can't seem to halt the massive sales and profit nosedive being handed to it by the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, 277,000 GM vehicles, despite being placed in "park," could just keep on rolling. GM is recalling the vehicles, which include the Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Malibu, and Traverse, the GMC Acadia, the Pontiac ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018168_toyota-yaris-recalled-for-seat-belt-defect http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1018168_toyota-yaris-recalled-for-seat-belt-defect Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:19:32 -0500 Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a worldwide recall for 1.3 million Toyota Yaris subcompact sedans and hatchbacks due to a safety belt defect. 134,900 '06 and '07 U.S. models are affected. The Yarisis (Yari?) contain seatbelts that, in the event of a severe frontal collision, could cause a foam pad in the vehicle to ignite. Toyota is working with ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017883_lexus-recalls-gs-is-and-ls-for-possible-corrosion-in-fuel-system http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1017883_lexus-recalls-gs-is-and-ls-for-possible-corrosion-in-fuel-system Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:21:08 -0500 If you own a 2006-2008 Lexus GS350 nee GS300, Lexus IS250/IS350, or Lexus LS460/460L, please check with Lexus to see if your car qualifies for an important recall. In addition, Lexus will be sending you mail notifying you if you have an affected vehicle. Lexus found that fuel delivery pipes on affected vehicles cannot withstand l0w-moisture ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Browse Photos

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