Honda recall March 2010: Is your car on the list?
The vehicles affected are 2007-08 Odysseys and Elements, whose brake pedals can go soft and require drivers to push down farther to get their vehicles to stop.
The problem happens very gradually, so most owners of the recalled vehicles can wait until April 19, when Honda will begin notifying them to contact a dealer to have the problem fixed. The information of who’s affected will also be available online here or by phone (800-999-1009, option 4).
“This [brake problem] is not something that’s going to happen to you overnight,” says Chris Martin, a Honda spokesman. However, if the brakes already feel soft and unsafe, owners shouldn’t wait until April 19.
“If they really feel there’s a safety problem with their brakes, they should absolutely contact a Honda dealer and have it diagnosed,” Mr. Martin adds.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2010/0318/Honda-recall-March-2010-Is-your-car-on-the-list
2009 Los Angeles Auto Show
If the North American auto show season has an official kickoff party, the Los Angeles Auto Show is it. In addition to world debuts of the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, 2011 Toyota Sienna and VW Up! Lite Concept, the 2009 LA Auto Show again played host to the Green Car of the Year announcement, which went to a diesel car for the second year in a row. The LA Auto Show is also a first chance to see and touch the cars unveiled around the world in the eight months since the New York Auto Show, which this year included jaw-droppers like the 2011 Lexus LFA and 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
