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CarComplaints.com was featured in a December 2014 Lifehacker article, Five Best Car Comparison Sites, [5] and also mentioned in several New York Times articles from 2013 to 2015: Ford Windstar Minivans Recalled for a Second Time, [6] Chrysler Owners Sound Off on a Power Defect [7] and Ram Dashboards Cracking.
Sep 26, 2007 – US: 55,000 Toyota Camry and ES 350 cars in "all-weather" floor mat recall. [34] Nov 02, 2009 – US: 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles again recalled due to floor mat problem, this time for all driver's side mats. [5] Nov 26, 2009 – US: floor mat recall amended to include brake override [4] and increased to 4.2 million ...
The North American Renault Fuego sports coupe has earned negative retroactive recognition, mainly for its numerous major reliability problems. Car and Driver retroactively described the Fuego as being "shaped like a walrus with gas.” [91] Hemmings Motor News wrote of how "The Fuego soon developed a reputation for unreliable electronics and ...
The white screws sold last year in the Hialeah area measured nearly three inches long and carried a familiar name for window installers: Ultracon, a line of Stanley Black & Decker products that ...
The tightening screw's worm thread engages with the slots on the clamp band. Occasionally a worm drive is designed to run in reverse, resulting in the worm shaft turning much faster than the input. Examples of this may be seen in some hand-cranked centrifuges, blacksmithing forge blower, or the wind governor in a musical box.
Bleed screws are not common on cars today and are only necessary when design of an engine's cooling system results in areas where air can be trapped in the system. [citation needed] Air in the system can lead to overheating of the engine and in modern cars also to poor vehicle operation (e.g. problems with the AC system or incorrect engine idle).
Robertson screwdrivers are easy to use one-handed, because the tapered socket tends to retain the screw, even if it is shaken. [3]: 85–86 They also allow the use of angled screwdrivers and trim-head screws. The socket-headed Robertson screws are self-centering and reduce cam out. They also stop a power tool when set, and can be more easily ...
In mechanical engineering, backlash, sometimes called lash, play, or slop, is a clearance or lost motion in a mechanism caused by gaps between the parts. It can be defined as "the maximum distance or angle through which any part of a mechanical system may be moved in one direction without applying appreciable force or motion to the next part in mechanical sequence."