Posted on 02/11/2010 10:32:51 AM PST by Steelfish
Volkswagen Recalls 200,000 Cars In Brazil
The recalled Novo Gols were made in Brazil for the local market Volkswagen (VW) is recalling nearly 200,000 cars in Brazil because of a rear wheel problem.
The company wants to determine whether rear wheel bearings are sufficiently greased on the Novo Gol and Novo Voyage models made before July 2009.
VW says there is a possibility that a lack of lubrication could cause wheels to lock. In extreme cases they could loosen and even fall off.
The vehicles were made in Brazil for the local market, VW's third-largest.
This latest recall comes a day after car maker Honda added another 437,700 cars, mainly in North America, to its existing global safety recall over airbag inflation problems.
On Tuesday, Toyota announced the recall of about 436,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including its latest Prius model, to fix brake problems.
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When a wheel bearing goes bad, you should be able to hear it (hey, what’s that screeching noise?) long before “the wheel falls off.”
Sometimes it sounds like the wheel is crushing marbles. :-)
I recall a Volkswagen Rabbit diesel I had in the 80s.
I called it the Lens Crafter car: 0-60...in about an hour.
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