Several carmakers are recalling certain models because they can pose serious safety concerns, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

A 6-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after a hit-and-run crash, according to San Antonio police.

Nearly four months after a man was hit and killed on a West Side street, San Antonio police arrested the woman who they believe was behind the wheel.

Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced.

Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional.

The huge number of SUVs available today can complicate the shopping experience.

A single-vehicle rollover crash turned into more after a police cruiser slammed into a tow truck parked at the scene, according to San Antonio police.

An East Side church recognized a San Antonio construction worker for his great act of repairing a portion of their building free of charge.

Two women who were fatally shot after they left a North Side bar early Saturday have been identified.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency has rejected a request from Ford and Mazda to avoid recalling about 3 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)DETROIT – The U.S. government's highway safety agency has rejected a request from Ford and Mazda to avoid recalling about 3 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The problem caused the largest series of auto recalls in U.S. history, with at least 67 million inflators recalled by 19 automakers. But the safety agency disagreed and denied the automakers’ petition to avoid the recall. The Ford and Mazda inflators are the earliest generation made by Takata that used calcium sulfate as a drying agent.

SAN ANTONIO – Update:The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a second driver killed in a crash involving a wrong-way driver on a South Side highway earlier this week. According to SAPD, the crash occurred around 2:45 a.m., Thursday, on the eastbound main lanes of Loop 410 at Roosevelt Road. Police said a silver 2014 Mazda car was traveling eastbound on the highway when a wrong-way vehicle approached. The wrong-way driver, identified as 26-year-old Alejandro Montoya Rodriguez, continued heading west in the eastbound lanes and caused two more crashes. Police said Rodriguez, the wrong-way driver, continued heading west in the eastbound lanes and caused two more crashes.

DETROIT – Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports' annual reliability survey. Mazda took top honors for the first time in the survey, which this year included Consumer Reports organization members who own more than 300,000 vehicles from model years 2000 to 2020. Consumer Reports said that the Ford Explorer SUV, redesigned for the 2020 model year, is among the lowest-scoring models of any manufacturer with transmission, electronic, and engine issues. Only the company's Model 3 small car was rated as reliable and recommended by Consumer Reports. Nearly half of the new models have much worse than average reliability, Consumer Reports said.