diff --git a/syntax_checkers/c.vim b/syntax_checkers/c.vim
index 4223a322..f6e2e07a 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/c.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/c.vim
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ endfunction
 function! SyntaxCheckers_c_GetLocList()
     let makeprg = 'gcc -fsyntax-only '.shellescape(expand('%')).' -I. -I..'
     let errorformat = '%-G%f:%s:,%-G%f:%l: %#error: %#(Each undeclared '.
-                \ 'identifier is reported only%.%#,%-G%f:%l: %#error: %#for '.
-                \ 'each function it appears%.%#,%-GIn file included%.%#,'.
-                \ '%-G %#from %f:%l\,,%f:%l: %trror: %m,%f:%l: %m'
+               \ 'identifier is reported only%.%#,%-G%f:%l: %#error: %#for '.
+               \ 'each function it appears%.%#,%-GIn file included%.%#,'.
+               \ '%-G %#from %f:%l\,,%f:%l:%c: %m,%f:%l: %trror: %m,%f:%l: %m'
 
     if expand('%') =~? '.h$'
         if exists('g:syntastic_c_check_header')
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim b/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim
index 71473d7d..05c8ff22 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/coffee.vim
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ if exists("loaded_coffee_syntax_checker")
 endif
 let loaded_coffee_syntax_checker = 1
 
-"bail if the user doesnt have ruby installed
+"bail if the user doesnt have coffee installed
 if !executable("coffee")
     finish
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_coffee_GetLocList()
-    let makeprg = 'coffee -c -l -o /dev/null %'
+    let makeprg = 'coffee -c -l -o /tmp %'
     let errorformat =  '%EError: In %f\, Parse error on line %l: %m,%EError: In %f\, %m on line %l,%W%f(%l): lint warning: %m,%-Z%p^,%W%f(%l): warning: %m,%-Z%p^,%E%f(%l): SyntaxError: %m,%-Z%p^,%-G'
 
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/css.vim b/syntax_checkers/css.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52f92b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/css.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        css.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim using `csslint` CLI tool (http://csslint.net).
+"Maintainer:  Ory Band <oryband at gmail dot com>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"============================================================================
+if exists("loaded_css_syntax_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let loaded_css_syntax_checker = 1
+
+" Bail if the user doesn't have `csslint` installed.
+if !executable("csslint")
+    finish
+endif
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_css_GetLocList()
+    let makeprg = 'csslint '.shellescape(expand('%'))
+
+    " Print CSS Lint's 'Welcome' and error/warning messages. Ignores the code line.
+    let errorformat = '%+Gcsslint:\ There%.%#,%A%f:,%C%n:\ %t%\\w%\\+\ at\ line\ %l\,\ col\ %c,%Z%m\ at\ line%.%#,%A%>%f:,%C%n:\ %t%\\w%\\+\ at\ line\ %l\,\ col\ %c,%Z%m,%-G%.%#'
+
+    let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+
+    for i in loclist
+        let i['bufnr'] = bufnr("")
+    endfor
+
+    return loclist
+endfunction
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/cuda.vim b/syntax_checkers/cuda.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02666543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/cuda.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        cuda.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim
+"
+"Author:      Hannes Schulz <schulz at ais dot uni-bonn dot de>
+"
+"============================================================================
+
+" in order to also check header files add this to your .vimrc:
+" (this creates an empty .syntastic_dummy.cu file in your source directory)
+"
+"   let g:syntastic_cuda_check_header = 1
+
+if exists('loaded_cuda_syntax_checker')
+    finish
+endif
+let loaded_cuda_syntax_checker = 1
+
+if !exists('g:syntastic_nvcc_binary')
+	let g:syntastic_nvcc_binary = '/usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc'
+endif
+if !executable('/usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc')
+    finish
+endif
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_cuda_GetLocList()
+    let makeprg = g:syntastic_nvcc_binary.' --cuda -O0 -I . -Xcompiler -fsyntax-only '.shellescape(expand('%')).' -o /dev/null'
+    "let errorformat =  '%-G%f:%s:,%f:%l:%c: %m,%f:%l: %m'
+    let errorformat =  '%*[^"]"%f"%*\D%l: %m,"%f"%*\D%l: %m,%-G%f:%l: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once,%-G%f:%l: for each function it appears in.),%f:%l:%c:%m,%f(%l):%m,%f:%l:%m,"%f"\, line %l%*\D%c%*[^ ] %m,%D%*\a[%*\d]: Entering directory `%f'',%X%*\a[%*\d]: Leaving directory `%f'',%D%*\a: Entering directory `%f'',%X%*\a: Leaving directory `%f'',%DMaking %*\a in %f,%f|%l| %m'
+
+    if expand('%') =~? '\%(.h\|.hpp\|.cuh\)$'
+        if exists('g:syntastic_cuda_check_header')
+            let makeprg = 'echo > .syntastic_dummy.cu ; '.g:syntastic_nvcc_binary.' --cuda -O0 -I . .syntastic_dummy.cu -Xcompiler -fsyntax-only -include '.shellescape(expand('%')).' -o /dev/null'
+        else
+            return []
+        endif
+    endif
+
+    return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/matlab.vim b/syntax_checkers/matlab.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbd39215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/matlab.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        matlab.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim
+"Maintainer:  Jason Graham <jason at the-graham dot com>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+
+if exists("loaded_matlab_syntax_checker")
+	finish
+endif
+let loaded_matlab_syntax_checker = 1
+
+"bail if the user doesn't have mlint installed
+if !executable("mlint")
+	finish
+endif
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_matlab_GetLocList()
+	let makeprg = 'mlint -id $* '.shellescape(expand('%'))
+	let errorformat = 'L %l (C %c): %*[a-zA-Z0-9]: %m,L %l (C %c-%*[0-9]): %*[a-zA-Z0-9]: %m'
+	let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+
+	for i in loclist
+		let i['bufnr'] = bufnr("")
+	endfor
+
+	return loclist
+endfunction
+
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/sass.vim b/syntax_checkers/sass.vim
index 0e93c3eb..4eb128b3 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/sass.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/sass.vim
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ if !executable("sass")
     finish
 endif
 
-"use compass imports if available
-let g:syntastic_sass_imports = ""
-if executable("compass")
-    let g:syntastic_sass_imports = system("compass imports")
-endif
+let g:syntastic_sass_imports = 0
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_sass_GetLocList()
+    "use compass imports if available
+    if g:syntastic_sass_imports == 0 && executable("compass")
+        let g:syntastic_sass_imports = system("compass imports")
+    else
+        let g:syntastic_sass_imports = ""
+    endif
+
     let makeprg='sass '.g:syntastic_sass_imports.' --check '.shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat = '%ESyntax %trror:%m,%C        on line %l of %f,%Z%m'
     let errorformat .= ',%Wwarning on line %l:,%Z%m,Syntax %trror on line %l: %m'