As the spring driving season gets under way, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging colleges, church groups, and other users of 15-passenger vans to take specific steps to keep drivers and passengers safe — including buckling up every trip, every time. Recognizing that 15-passenger vans are particularly sensitive to loading, the agency…
DetailsDriver distraction is like the weather. Everybody complains about it but no one does anything about it. Well, now the federal government says it wants to do something about it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held the first of three public hearings on the topic Monday in Washington, D.C., to get input about…
DetailsDriver distraction is like the weather. Everybody complains about it but no one does anything about it. Well, now the federal government says it wants to do something about it. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held the first of three public hearings on the topic Monday in Washington, D.C., to get input about…
DetailsFord Motor Co. is the target of a safety investigation involving reports of unintended acceleration. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has received 14 complaints from drivers who’ve had difficulty bringing their vehicles to a halt when their cars sped-up after their throttles became stuck in the open position. Government investigators are looking…
DetailsA mother of two Santa Cruz women killed in a 2004 crash says she will press on with her petition drive asking Enterprise Rent-A-Car to agree to ground recalled vehicles until they are repaired. “We will prevail, with the help of all of us working to fix this consumer safety problem,” said Cally Houck, who…
DetailsA mother of two Santa Cruz women killed in a 2004 crash says she will press on with her petition drive asking Enterprise Rent-A-Car to agree to ground recalled vehicles until they are repaired. “We will prevail, with the help of all of us working to fix this consumer safety problem,” said Cally Houck, who…
DetailsAs the spring driving season gets under way, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging colleges, church groups, and other users of 15-passenger vans to take specific steps to keep drivers and passengers safe — including buckling up every trip, every time.Recognizing that 15-passenger vans are particularly sensitive to loading, the agency warns…
DetailsA side air bag defect from one supplier that already has caused Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Subaru recalls is being investigated by the government, and recalls by more makers may follow. The four makers have recalled a total of 2,700 vehicles so far because the bags might not inflate, and all four told the National…
DetailsA side air bag defect from one supplier that already has caused Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Subaru recalls is being investigated by the government, and recalls by more makers may follow. The four makers have recalled a total of 2,700 vehicles so far because the bags might not inflate, and all four told the National…
DetailsATV Manufacturer Failed to Fix Known Problem with Safety System The Didier Law Firm, P.A. obtained an $8.4 million dollar verdict yesterday on behalf of 36-year old Jasper, FL resident Michael Joseph Scott Corbett. A 6-member jury for the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Jasper, FL deliberated for just over three hours before making their…
DetailsThe Didier Law Firm, P.A. obtained an $8.4 million dollar verdict yesterday on behalf of 36-year old Jasper, FL resident Michael Joseph Scott Corbett. A 6-member jury for the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Jasper, FL deliberated for just over three hours before making their decision. Henry “Hank” Didier was lead counsel for the plaintiff,…
DetailsBMW is recalling 89,000 Mini Coopers in the United States for the same sort of problem that led to earlier recalls of BMW and Rolls-Royce luxury cars. The problem, in all the recalls, is that a computer circuit board controlling a turbocharger cooling system can fail. The result: a smoldering water pump and, in some…
DetailsMyrrhanda Jones knows all too well what it feels like to lose someone in an ATV accident — a feeling two area families are coming to grips with after a pair of fatal weekend accidents. Jones says she can’t forget that bright, sunny day seven years ago when she hopped on an ATV with her…
DetailsWelcome to an unlikely beacon of hope for the global auto industry – Detroit. Executives arriving this week for the Detroit auto show find a U.S. car market that has morphed from meltdown three years ago to a safe haven as concerns grow about the stability of other big economies, from Europe to China. Analysts…
DetailsMyrrhanda Jones knows all too well what it feels like to lose someone in an ATV accident — a feeling two area families are coming to grips with after a pair of fatal weekend accidents. Jones says she can’t forget that bright, sunny day seven years ago when she hopped on an ATV with her…
DetailsGeneral Motors is going to modify its Chevrolet Volt plug-in car to eliminate the possibility that its batteries can catch on fire hours or days after a serious side-impact crash. GM says it was a “customer satisfaction” action and would not be considered a recall. It turns out that battery coolant could leak on an…
DetailsGeneral Motors is going to modify its Chevrolet Volt plug-in car to eliminate the possibility that its batteries can catch on fire hours or days after a serious side-impact crash. GM says it was a “customer satisfaction” action and would not be considered a recall. It turns out that battery coolant could leak on an…
DetailsHonda announced in December 2011 that it is expanding, for the fourth time, an air bag recall because of too-powerful air bag inflators that could hurt or kill drivers by, in effect, blowing shrapnel into their chests. The initial recall was announced in the U.S. in November 2008. The recent action involves about 873,000 vehicles…
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