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Patrick Masterson

I joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and have achieved the rare feat of applying my journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor my entire professional career, which has somehow been more than a decade solely at Cars.com and currently as Chief Copy Editor. I live by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and know where the semicolons can go, which you can occasionally find updated proof of in the stories

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Articles by Patrick Masterson

Model-year 2021 and 2022 Cadillac Escalades, Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes, and GMC Yukons and Yukon XLs may have faulty seat belt fasteners.
Side curtain airbags may not deploy properly on model-year 2022 Maverick pickup trucks.
Three years of OnStar and Connected Services Premium are an “optional” line item, but the $1,500 will remain part of the MSRP regardless of whether buyers activate the feature.
Most of the automaker’s cars from the last 17 model years are included in this latest recall over a faulty brake fluid reservoir cap.
An issue with the engine control unit’s software could lead to an unexpected stalling of the engine.
A new over-the-air software update includes the addition of Apple CarPlay to Volvos equipped with Google Built-In.
Honda’s latest Prologue teaser offers a better look at the forthcoming all-electric SUV.
If you’re in the market for an SUV or pickup truck, there are some savings to be found. Here are the best deals we came across for July.
For the second time in two months, Hyundai is issuing a major recall for a disturbing problem: exploding seat belt pretensioners.
Ford is recalling a population of the 2022 Bronco and Ranger for potentially detachable windshields.