Press Releases

CAS Calls for NHTSA Investigation of Pontiac GTO Tire Failures

Submitted by helvet on Wed, 02/14/2007 - 16:40
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The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) today called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to open an investigation into tire failures and front suspension problems that occur on the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO.

Cops eye cruiser flaw in fatal crash

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 01/22/2007 - 13:10
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Crown Vic sometimes accelerated at random, Beverly chief says

By Paul Leighton and Amanda McGregor , Staff writer
Salem (MA) News, January 22, 2007

BEVERLY - The police cruiser that slammed into a parked car on Cabot Street
and killed a woman on Saturday had a history of problems with the
accelerator, according to police. Police Chief John Cassola said yesterday
that officers had complained about "random acceleration" problems with three

No wrench required

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 01/09/2007 - 16:48
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Bad throttle in your Volvo? Oil sludge in your Saab? Audi won't start? Car owners are using the Internet to investigate and share their cars' ailments, and, in some cases, prod manufacturers into addressing problems that might otherwise be dismissed as isolated incidents.

By Royal Ford, Globe Staff  |  January 8, 2007

A woman from Milburn, N.J., was fearful of her new car -- and said so on the website ConsumerAffairs.com.

Unwary dealers get Katrina cars

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 12/18/2006 - 16:30
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Arlena Sawyers
Automotive News
December 18, 2006

Mazda to scrap all cars on board Cougar Ace

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 12/18/2006 - 16:27
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Mark Rechtin
Automotive News
December 18, 2006

Statement of Clarence Ditlow on CAS Dynamic Roof Crush Tests

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 12/12/2006 - 10:05
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Since 1970, the auto industry has fought efforts by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a dynamic roof crush standard that protects occupants in rollover crashes. During that time, the number of deaths to occupants in rollover crashes climbed from less than 3,000 to over 10,000 each year while total occupant fatalities declined from 43,200 to 33,300.

Newly Developed Roof Crush Test Proves Existence of Safer Vehicles that can Withstand Rollover Crashes

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 12/05/2006 - 13:38
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Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow

Letter to NHTSA Administrator Nicole R. Nason (.pdf)

Press Advisory (.pdf)

Press Conference Video

Is Ford Covering Up Focus Malfunction?

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 11/09/2006 - 16:37
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Consumers Want Recall Issued

November 7, 2006
KGO-TV 7

When something breaks, you get it fixed, right? But what if it breaks again, and again? That's what hundreds of Bay Area drivers say is happening to a key part in their Ford vehicles. Some accuse Ford of covering up the problem for years

Critics blast tire pressure warning systems

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 09/28/2006 - 10:54
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September 23, 2006

Ralph Vartabedian / Los Angeles Times

Nothing but compressed air, certainly not the rubber tread on the tires, keeps your vehicle suspended over the road.

So, the amount of air in tires is vitally important, a fact relentlessly driven home by safety experts but ignored by many motorists.

CAS Statement on NHTSA's Release of 2005 Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Highway Death Figures

Submitted by helvet on Wed, 08/23/2006 - 16:08
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8/23/2006

Statement of Center for Auto Safety Executive Director Clarence Ditlow on NHTSA's
Release of Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Highway Death Figures for 2005

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