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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

below.

Articles by Patrick Masterson

The tire pressure label inside the driver's door and the owner's manual state an incorrect tire size on approximately 5,000 model-year 2020 Hyundai Sonata sedans.
The low-pressure fuel hose that connects the low-pressure fuel pump to the direct-injection fuel pump may crack over time.
A fuel pump may stop operating, which may cause warning lights and messages to be displayed on the instrument panel and the engine to run rough.
The rear spoiler may detach on approximately 550 model-year 2020 BMW X6 SUVs.
The instrument cluster software may deactivate the illumination of certain interior switches if the hazard lights are on and the ignition switch is in the off position.
An electrical resistor within the differential locking module may malfunction on approximately 6,500 model-year 2019-20 Mercedes-Benz G550 and Mercedes-AMG G63 SUVs.
The third brake light may become loose and allow the light to detach from the car on approximately 2,700 model-year 2014-19 BMW M6 Gran Coupe coupes.
The fuel tank outlet flange may crack in approximately 2,900 model-year 2010 Jaguar XF sedans equipped with 4.2-liter engines.
The fuel tank may become damaged by the fuel tank heat shield bracket on approximately 8,600 model-year 2016-19 Audi TT roadsters and coupes.
The low-pressure fuel hose may deteriorate and crack over time on approximately 142,000 model-year 2013-14 Kia Optima sedans.