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Saturday, July 07, 2012

Safety Recalls For Saturday, July 7

Bath Petals Recalls Soy Candles

Overheating can produce fire and laceration hazards

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Twist'n Sparkle Beverage Carbonation System Bottles Recalled

iSi North America recall prompted by explosion hazard

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Fruiti Pops, Inc. Recalling Frozen Dessert Bars

Undeclared eggs in the product could make some consumers ill

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GM Recalling Chevrolet Captivas

A problem with the parking brake could cause a crash

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Volkswagen Recalling Some Audi Q5 Vehicles

A problem with the sunroof glass panel could cause it to break in cold weather

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Toyota Recalling Some 2011 Lexus Models

Accelerator pedal problem poses an accident hazard

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Consumers Fume as Their Toyotas Burn

Feds investigating fires in recent-vintage cars as consumers complain of no help from Toyota

By James R. Hood, ConsumerAffairs.com

You wouldn't expect your car door to catch fire, but that's apparently what's been happening on some 2007 through 2009 Toyotas, according to federal safety regulators.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has received 32 complaints of electrical fires or burned switches from fires that started in the driver's side door -- specifically in the power-window switch.

Some of the fires have been serious and have destroyed the entire car, although there is so far only one report of personal injury, which occurred when a passenger in a 2007 Camry tried to extinguish a door fire.

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