*A guide to current car recalls* *Following car recalls by Honda, Toyota, Citroen and Peugeot, here's a list of affected manufacturers and official advice.*
*Honda faulty airbags: multiple models** ** Honda has issued another safety recall after it announced 437,000 of its cars must be checked for a problem with their airbags.* *The airbags could possibly overinflate and burst, showering the car's occupants with shards of deadly metal.* *So far, no vehicles in the UK have suffered from this problem as all known defects relate to the USA, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, Australia and Japan.* *The models related to this are the Civic, Accord and CR-V, all made between 2001 and 2002.* *Honda faulty window switches: Jazz*** *Honda has recalled over 170,000 Jazz superminis in the UK due to faulty window switches.* *In a worst-case scenario, the switch can catch fire when put in contact with liquid. Cars built in Swindon are not affected.* *Official advice: Owners of 2001 - 2008 Jazz models will be contacted for checks. A simple fix is available and Honda has a specific 'recall' section on its website so you can check your car.* *Contact: honda.co.uk/cars/owners/youandyourcar/recallsandupdates/<http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/owners/youandyourcar/recallsandupdates/> * *Toyota 'sticky' accelerators: multiple models** **Toyota has confirmed 180,865 vehicles across the UK are the subject of its accelerator pedal safety recall.* *Models affected: * *Aygo (Feb 2005 - Aug 2009); Corolla (Oct 2006 - Dec 2009); iQ (Nov 2008 - Nov 2009); Verso (Feb 2009 - 5 Jan 2010); Yaris (Nov 2005 - Sep 2009); Avensis (Nov 2008 - Dec 2009); Auris (Oct 2006 - 5 Jan 2010); RAV4 (Nov 2005 - Nov 2009)* *Official advice: Toyota is collating registration details from the DVLA of the cars it knows are affected, and will contact owners directly to have their vehicles fixed. * *Toyota faulty brakes: Prius*** *Toyota has also recalled 436,000 of its new Prius hybrid models worldwide, with 8,500 cars in the UK. (Prius 3, June 2009 - January 2010)* *The recall is to rectify a potential problem with the brake pedal on bumpy roads and in cold weather.* *Official advice: Toyota will contact all owners affected by this recall, which is for cars built up to the end of January 2010.* *Web link: Toyota's blog <http://blog.toyota.co.uk/?id=Blog>* *Citroen and Peugeot 'sticky' accelerators: multiple models*** *A potential weakness of global car manufacturing has been exposed by the news that Peugeot and Citroen - whose 107 and C1 models form a single platform trio with the Toyota Aygo - have also been affected by the faulty accelerator pedal.* *Citroen*** *Model affected: C1* *Official advice: According to Citroen, only 36 cars will be recalled within the next month in the UK because only petrol versions with ESP fitted are affected.* *Contact: Owners can call 0844 463 3500 0844 463 3500. * *Web link: citroen.co.uk <http://www.citroen.co.uk/owner-services/>* *Peugeot*** *Model affected: 107* *Official advice: Almost 6,700 107s will be recalled and the maker will contact affected owners directly.* *Contact: Owners can call 0845 200 2500 0845 200 2500. * *Web link: peugeot.co.uk<http://www.peugeot.co.uk/service-support/customer-service/> 10 February 2010* * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tamilcommunity" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tamilcommunity?hl=en.
