Cars
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Honda Fit recall affects 46,000 cars
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The recall affects cars from the 2012 and 2013 model years. Honda says the stability control system can let the car tilt too far before it applies the brakes to prevent a crash.
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Dodge Challenger recall: 2,500 cars recalled due to fire risk
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Chrysler is telling owners of about 2,500 Dodge Challenger muscle cars not to drive them because they can catch fire.
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Car alarm bill would issue penalties for annoying alarms
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D.C. Councilman Jim Graham is proposing a bill that would allow police officers to ticket cars with alarms that blare for longer than five minutes. If they keep going for more than eight hours, officers could have the vehicles towed.
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2013 Washington Auto Show opens doors Fri.
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The Washington Auto Show opens its doors to the public Fri, Feb. 1.
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Toyota recall: 907,000 vehicles, mostly Corollas, recalled for faulty air bags
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Toyota is recalling 907,000 vehicles, mostly Corolla models, around the world for faulty air bags and another 385,000 Lexus IS luxury cars for defective wipers.
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Maryland Craigslist car sales scams may be connected
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An element of "buyer beware" surrounds anything someone would buy on sites like Craigslist, but a spate of car sale scams in Maryland has authorities worried about a link between them.
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Volkswagen Beetles recalled over air bag concerns
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Volkswagen is recalling about 2,500 Beetles because the front passenger seat air bag could inflate and injure a small child.
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Counterfeit airbags: List of makes, models affected by possible fakes
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The NHTSA says that dozens of makes and models of cars may have had dangerous counterfeit airbags installed into them. Check to see if your car is on the list.
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D.C. students get hands on experience with Lamborghini
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A vocational school aims to give students real world automotive industry training.
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How a car's speed affects the chances a struck pedestrian survives
How likely are you to survive if an automobile strikes you at 20 miles an hour? 30 miles an hour? 40?
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Google tests self-driving car
Google released a video of a blind man riding along in one of its new self-driving cars.
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BMW recalls 1.3 million cars worldwide
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BMW AG is recalling 1.3 million 5- and 6-series cars from the 2003 to 2010 model years.
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Prince George's police organize car seat check-up
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Police in Prince George's County are organizing a check-up for children's car seats this weekend.
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Smartphone audio in cars overtaking radio
The number of Americans who connected their cell phone to their automobile doubled from 2010 to 2011. Why trust what's on the AM/FM radio when you can simply listen to a This American Life podcast of your own choosing?
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Recalled rental cars not getting necessary repairs
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Every year, American drivers pour millions of dollars into their cars for maintenance and repairs, especially when car makers issue vital recalls to correct widespread problems. But are rental car companies doing the same?
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Lexus most reliable vehicle, survey says
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Consulting firm J.D. Power and Associates polled 31,000 owners of 2009 model-year vehicles and rated brands by the number of problems owners have experienced in the last 12 months.
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Contest winner crashes Lamborghini hours after winning it
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On Saturday, a Utah man won a $380,000 sports car in a convenience store contest. Not more than six hours later, though, he had already crashed it.
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Honda recalls several models over airbags from 2001, 2002
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Honda is recalling 2001 and 2001 models of the Accord, Civic, Odyssey and others because of airbags that are apt to inflate with too much pressure, which can cause injuries.
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