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BMW recalls more than 900,000 vehicles over engine-fire risk, most for the 3rd time
BMW issued a recall of nearly 1 million 3 Series, 5 Series, X5, X3, and Z4 vehicles with a faulty c…
Tim Levin
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Elon Musk bemoans 'fun police' for making Tesla disable the feature that lets drivers blast fart noises and music from outside car speakers
The NHTSA determined the feature — which lets drivers blast custom fart and goat noises from exteri…
Hannah Towey
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Waymo issues recall after two of its driverless cars crashed into the same pickup truck within minutes
The Google-owned company issued a voluntary recall for self-driving software previously used by its…
Tom Carter
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Tesla didn't run a Super Bowl ad. But a tech CEO calling for a boycott of the carmaker did.
The Dawn Project aired anti-Tesla Super Bowl ads for the second consecutive year.
Grace Kay
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A Tesla owner whose vehicle crashed in Full Self-Driving mode has filed a complaint with federal safety regulators
A Tesla Model Y using FSD software crashed in California after the car drove itself into the wrong …
Kevin Shalvey
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Tesla is recalling nearly 2,800 Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in the US over a potential suspension problem that could make the cars more likely to crash
The NHTSA safety recall report said Tesla drivers of the affected cars may hear an "abnormal noise"…
Kate Duffy
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Tesla owners are peeved about an update that was meant to fix Autopilot
Some Tesla owners aren't too happy about a recent software update that targets the carmaker's drive…
Grace Kay
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A Tesla owner says he's done driving his Model 3 after the car stopped randomly in the middle of a highway
The Tesla owner said his Model 3 lost power and lurched to a stop without warning in the middle of …
Grace Kay
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A California couple's Tesla caught fire while charging overnight, ignited another Tesla next to it, and caused a massive house fire. They haven't been home in 8 months.
"The firemen said it was so hot that they couldn't walk up the driveway," Yogi Vindum told The Wash…
Anna Cooban
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Tesla really didn't want to add side mirrors to the Cybertruck
Franz von Holzhausen, the automaker's head of design, told Jay Leno that Tesla desperately wanted t…
Tom Carter
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A Tesla owner says he got a $14,000 repair bill one day after buying a Model Y. A new report suggests it's part of a much bigger problem.
Reuters found that Tesla had faced thousands of complaints over suspension and steering issues.
Grace Kay
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he's 'disappointed' Elon Musk is talking about a deadly crash involving a Tesla while it's under investigation
Earlier this month, two people were killed when the Tesla they were riding in crashed in Texas. Aut…
Grace Kay
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Two Democratic senators are urging NHTSA to take action after 'worrisome' pattern of Tesla crashes
The senators' letter to the nation's top safety regulator comes days after a fatal Tesla crash in w…
Tim Levin
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Tesla recalls 2 million cars after regulators find that its Autopilot doesn't do enough to stop misuse
Tesla issued a recall after a two-year NHTSA investigation found that its Autopilot system provides…
Pete Syme
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Tesla is helping authorities determine whether a driver was using Autopilot during a 'violent' crash in Detroit that left one person in critical condition
Authorities plan to remove the Tesla's black box and SD card to identify whether the driver was usi…
Grace Dean
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Bentley recalls one (1) brand-new, $259,000 Flying Spur for potentially defective fuel tank
Sometimes recalls can affect thousands - if not millions - of cars. This time, though, only one car…
Kristen Lee
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Nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 SUVs are under investigation after reports of engines catching fire
The US government is investigating Toyota Rav4 models from 2013 to 2018 after receiving 11 complain…
Grace Kay
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Here's everything we know so far about Tesla's Cybertruck
About a week away from the Cybertruck launch party, fans are still piecing together what's been rev…
Nora Naughton
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Tesla says its faulty touchscreens that led to a recall were only built to last 5-6 years
The carmaker pushed back against the notion that electronic components should be expected to last t…
Tim Levin
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Hyundai and Kia warn that 500,000 of their cars in the US are at risk of spontaneously catching fire and advise owners to park outside
Hyundai and Kia said a short circuit in their anti-lock braking systems could set car engines on fi…