The Story: On the heels of an already-massive recall affecting over 800,000 vehicles, Chrysler has called back 51,477 of its Dodge Ram and Jeep Grand Cherokee models due to defective and potentially-dangerous designs. The recall covers three different models: the 2012 Ram 1500, which may experience electronic stability control failure; the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which…
Clean burning, lead free, dozens of varieties and colors. No wonder nearly 5,000 Swan Creek scented votive candles were sold. However these candles are a potential burn hazard and because of their defective nature have been recalled. The company has already received about 89 reports of the loose votive candles with high or erratic flames…
Ford has announced that it is recalling just under half a million current model year vehicles due to a risk of fire caused by a fuel leak. The leak impacts 2013 Ford Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Interceptor Utility and Interceptor Sedans as well as the Lincoln MKS, MKT and MKZ. Ford has said that the…
The Story: The car manufacturer Chrysler Group has refused to issue a recall of two of its Jeep models after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found a dangerous defect in the vehicles’ gas tanks, according to money.cnn.com. The gas tanks are located behind the rear axles of the vehicles, which Chrysler claims are a perfectly-safe…
Last July, the Stryker hip replacement devices – the Rejuvenate and ABG II – were recalled after it was discovered that the hip stems were prone to fretting and corrosion at the modular neck junction. The devices that did fret and corrode led to people suffering various complications including local tissue reactions (i.e. pain and/or swelling), metallosis,…