Chief Copy Editor
Patrick Masterson
Patrick Masterson is Chief Copy Editor at Cars.com. He joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and has achieved the rare feat of applying his journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor his entire professional career. He lives by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and knows where semicolons can go.
The issue concerns improperly manufactured occupant classification system sensors that may cause airbags not to deploy in certain crashes.
By Patrick Masterson
December 21, 2023
Roughly 2.6 million vehicles across both the Honda and Acura lineups may suffer from a potentially faulty fuel pump.
By Patrick Masterson
December 21, 2023
The 12-volt battery cable routed outside of the body frame on model-year 2020-22 CR-V Hybrids may be missing a fuse on the power circuit.
By Patrick Masterson
December 20, 2023
Looking for a deal before 2023 ends? Find out the three most consistently reliable vehicles for rewarding your pocketbook here.
By Patrick Masterson
December 20, 2023
The latest recall from Ram involves some 142,100-plus pickup trucks for malfunctioning turn signals and high beams.
By Patrick Masterson
December 5, 2023
More than half of the most popular news articles of the week were related to the 2023 L.A. Auto Show. See the full list here.
By Patrick Masterson
November 22, 2023
Looking for car deals this Black Friday? See what vehicles have significant savings ahead of the weekend here.
By Patrick Masterson
November 21, 2023
More than 1.8 million RAV4 SUVs and their replacement 12-volt batteries are involved in Toyota’s latest recall.
By Patrick Masterson
November 2, 2023
Some 176,400 sedans and hatchbacks are being recalled over incorrect assembly of their steering racks.
By Patrick Masterson
October 25, 2023
The latest recall from Ford concerns model-year 2020-22 Explorers that could have a disconnected driveshaft, increasing the risk of a rollaway.
By Patrick Masterson
October 13, 2023