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After scores of owners filed safety complaints or shared concerns through social media, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Friday that it was recalling nearly 154,000 Chrysler Pacifica minivans to fix an issue that has caused some to stall suddenly while being driven.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board said Tuesday they had approved an emissions fix for 24,000 Audi 3.0-liter passenger cars as Volkswagen AG looks to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.

Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than a half-million compact cars in the U.S. because the brake lights may not go out when the pedal is released.

The whistleblower account was followed up by lawsuits from several state attorneys general, who say they discovered ample evidence that misleading pricing and overbilling was a consistent occurrance.

Volkswagen and the authorities - they've not had the best relationship of late. Sadly, it looks as if that unfortunate streak is continuing after the German company was slapped with a hefty fine by Dutch authorities.

Volkswagen AG confirmed Tuesday it has agreed to pay $69 million to settle New Jersey state diesel emissions claims, one of the last major outstanding diesel legal issues the German automaker faces in the United States.

A federal judge denied a bid by German auto parts supplier Bosch GmbH to have claims alleging it played a role in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal dismissed.

Munich prosecutors have arrested a second Audi employee in connection with the carmaker's emissions scandal and widenened out the number of suspects in a related investigation, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Members of the environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday climbed aboard a cargo container carrying diesel-powered Volkswagens

New diesel cars do not produce less of the environmentally damaging carbon dioxide than gasoline vehicles

Fiat Chrysler recalling 494,417 Ram trucks for safety issue

Oops! Honda Recalls Already Recalled Cars

virtually all diesel cars emitted far more toxic fumes than in official laboratory based tests

Frankfurt Auto Show May Perform Last Rites For Diesel

automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards

Fiat Chrysler maintains the vehicles do not contain a defect and comply with federal safety requirements.

VW used software to cheat U.S. diesel emission tests highlighted the laxness of the EU's own tests prompting reforms.

"Ford owners could quickly end up in an emergency situation on a busy roadway, stranded with a flat tire and no way to change it."

Lug nuts can become swollen and near impossible to remove with a standard lug wrench, according to a complaint filed by Hagens Berman

VW has acknowledged it installed software that deactivated pollution controls on more than 11 million diesel vehicles sold worldwide