Toyota has announced that they are recalling certain models of the 2008 and 2009 Scion XD and 2009 through 2010 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles eqipped with 1.8L engines and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.  They stated that when driving under certain unique conditions in extremely low ambient temperatures, the intake manifold suction port for the brake vacuum can become blocked due to the freezing of condensation resulting from positive crankcase ventilation.

This could lead to an increase in vehicle stopping distance and a crash could occur.  Dealers will install a newly designed intake air connector which will relocate the brake system vacuum port.   This service will be preformed free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin on or before September 15, 2009.  Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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Toyota has announced that they are recalling certain models of the 2008 and 2009 Scion XD and 2009 through 2010 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles eqipped with 1.8L engines and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.  They stated that when driving under certain unique conditions in extremely low ambient temperatures, the intake manifold suction port for the brake vacuum can become blocked due to the freezing of condensation resulting from positive crankcase ventilation.

This could lead to an increase in vehicle stopping distance and a crash could occur.  Dealers will install a newly designed intake air connector which will relocate the brake system vacuum port.   This service will be preformed free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin on or before September 15, 2009.  Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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Toyota has announced that they are recalling certain models of the 2008 and 2009 Scion XD and 2009 through 2010 Corolla, Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles eqipped with 1.8L engines and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.  They stated that when driving under certain unique conditions in extremely low ambient temperatures, the intake manifold suction port for the brake vacuum can become blocked due to the freezing of condensation resulting from positive crankcase ventilation.

This could lead to an increase in vehicle stopping distance and a crash could occur.  Dealers will install a newly designed intake air connector which will relocate the brake system vacuum port.   This service will be preformed free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin on or before September 15, 2009.  Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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GM has announced that they are recalling certain models of the 2008 through 2009 Pontiac G8 for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, “Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment” and Federal Motor Vehicle Standard No. 138, “Tire pressure monitoring systems”.  The brake pedal position switch may have been improperly programmed.  With this condition, the brake lamps may be continually illuminated and fail to warn a following driver when the vehicle is braking.  Also, certain vehicles may have incorrect values programmed into the tire pressure monitoring system that will not illuminate the low tire pressure telltale until tire pressure falls below values required by the standard.

Inappropriate, non standard lights could increase the risk of a crash or driving on a significantly under inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.  Dealers will reprogram the brake position sensor and the remote control door lock receiver with the correct values free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin on or before June 5, 2009.  Owners may contact GM Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.

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General Motors has announced that they are recalling certain models of the 2009 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Malibu, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Pontiac G5, G6 and Saturn Aura and Outlook passenger vehicles.  These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 102, “Transmission shift position, sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect”, and FMVSS 114, “Theft protection and rollaway prevention”.  On some of these vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjustment clip may not be fully engaged.  If the clip is not fully engaged, the shift lever and the actual position of the the transmission gear may not match.  With this condition, the drive could move the shifter to “park” and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in “park”.

The driver may not be able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning.  Dealers will inspect and ensure the shift cable adjustment clip is fully engaged.  In the event the clip does not engage, the shift cable will be replaced free of charge.  Owners may contact Buick at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 and Saturn at 1-800-972-8876.

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General Motors is recalling certain models of the 2009 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Malibu, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Pontiac G5, G6, and Saturn Aura and Outlook.  They stated that these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle standard 102, “Transmission shift position sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect”, and FMVSS 114, “Theft protection and rollwaya prevention”.  On some of these vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjustment clip may not be fully engaged.  If the clip is not fully engaged, the shift lever and actual position of the transmision gear may not match.  With this condition, the drive could move the shifter to “park” and remove the ignition key, but the transmission gear may not be in “park”.

Tghe driver may not be able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle could roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible crash without prior warning.  Dealers will inspect and ensure that the shift cable adjustment clip is fully engaged.  In the event that the clip does not engage, the shift cable will be replaced free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin on or about March 24, 2009.  Owners may contact Buick at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, GMC at 1-866-996-9463, Pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 and Saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or at www.gmownercenter.com.

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