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FOLLOWING THE RECENT RECALL of Kia Sportage and Stinger models (see our story here), Toyota has also revealed that its popular HiLux vehicles are also at risk of spontaneous fires. Hundreds of Toyota Hilux vehicles
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WE’VE ALREADY HAD MORE than one seniordriveraus reader contact us regarding pre-collision braking unexpectedly activating in Subaru’s large SUV, the Outback. One reader complained that he was test driving a 2021 Subaru Outback in the
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Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Yaris and Yaris Cross vehicles produced between October 2019 to September 2020 (inclusive). The total number of vehicles involved in Australia is
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TOYOTA AUSTRALIA HAS TODAY ANNOUNCED that it will initiate a safety recall involving Diesel HiLux and Fortuner vehicles produced between June 2018 and December 2018 (inclusive). The total number of vehicles involved is 23,957. Within
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ONCE AGAIN, BUYERS are being inconvenienced with yet another vehicle recall, this time affecting Toyota FJ Cruiser, Camry, Corolla, Kluger, Hilux, Landcruiser and Prado vehicles produced between September 2013 and June 2015 and September 2017
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YOU HAVE TO HAVE some sympathy for car companies caught up in the Takata airbag recall, a situation not of their own making, but costing them millions. And the ACCC seems to be on their
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A PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT LOCKING mechanisms has resulted in Toyota recalling Coaster (14 vehicles) and Camry (including Hybrid models, 1044 vehicles). The affected vehicles are equipped with seat belt assemblies with a dual mode
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MAZDA MOTORS AUSTRALIA IS BEING taken to court by consumer watchdog ACCC for what is being called “unconscionable conduct and false or misleading representations” made to its customers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has
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AFTER MONTHS OF HEAVY PR regarding the need for Australian motorists to contact their dealers and have faulty Takata airbags replaced, it seems many are still at risk. Victoria’s automotive association, the RACV, has called
Continue readingINDUSTRY BODY, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, is urging vehicle owners to check if their vehicles are fitted with faulty and potentially lethal Takata airbags. The organisation has launched a new, centralised website as
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