Statut Pub: janvier 2016

Nissan Recalls Altima for Third Time to Fix Hood Latches

Nissan is recalling 846,000 Altima sedans in the U.S. for faulty hood latches. If this sounds familiar, it’s because this is the third (and hopefully final) time this problem has surfaced.

The 2013-2015 Altima has a secondary hood latch—the one you grab after the hood pops open partially—that may not lock the hood in place. Assembly problems with the actuation lever and improper anti-corrosion coating have contributed to the latches binding and rusting. Since dealers may have made haphazard repairs on the second round of 625,000 cars (that involved grease and bending a lever), Nissan wants to replace all of the hood latches just to be safe. The first recall, initiated in September 2014, involved 220,000 cars from 2013.

In January 2015, Nissan recalled 170,665 late-model Pathfinder and Infiniti JX35/QX60 SUVs for problems with secondary hood latches, which were installed incorrectly so that the hood-release cable would not engage the locking claw.

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2015 Honda Fit Long-Term Wrap: Our 40,000-Mile Torture Test Is Over

Every Monday, each of us selects the cars we are going to drive for the week from those available in the office lot. Some weeks are better than others. There was that time AMG sent us every model it makes, which made every other trip of the calendar feel somewhat underpowered. Most weeks are like that cruel recess scenario played out in schoolyards, where the unpopular kid gets picked last. For the last 15 months, the most affordable, least powerful, and most utilitarian long-term car in our fleet has been a 2015 Honda Fit, living a lonely existence. READ MORE ››

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2015 Honda Fit EX Manual – Long-Term Road Test Wrap-Up

2015 Honda Fit EX 1.5-liter inline-4 engine

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