Press Releases

FOIA Reveals Cell Phone Studies

Submitted by brooksm on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 15:01
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- CAS Testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee - 11/4/09

- CAS Board Member Nicholas Ashford ON NPR’s Talk of the Nation - 1/11/10

CAS FOIA and Related NHTSA Documents

- Draft Letter to Governors from the Department of Transportation

Toyota Sudden Acceleration

Submitted by brooksm on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:04
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Statement of Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director, Center for Auto Safety, On S. 3302, The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, Before the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee - 5/19/10

1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recall Petition

Submitted by brooksm on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:30
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Click here to view the petition

CAS Rollover Tests Show Federal Government's Roof Strength Standard Will Not Protect Vehicle Occupants

Submitted by autosafety on Fri, 09/12/2008 - 16:07
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Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow

Dynamic JRS Rollover Occupant Protection Tests Report Sept. 9, 2008

Press Release


Toyota Extends Tacoma Frame Rust Warranty to 15 Years

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 14:48
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SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 10:39
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The National Coalition for School Bus Safety

Contact: Arthur L. Yeager, DMD
732/321-0423
732/742-9588

SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES

 

Edison, NJ, July 9.. Although by law children in all states are currently required to use seat belts or child safety seats when they ride in the family car, every school day 23 million youngsters travel back and forth to school without this basic crash protection because large, yellow school buses are not equipped with seat belts.

Run-Flat Tires: Solving a Problem or Creating One?

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 10:29
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Christopher Jensen
New York Times
March 11, 2007

RUN-FLAT tires, which have been offered on some new cars for the last few years, are a soothing security blanket. They can be driven for miles after losing their air, allowing drivers to delay fixing a flat until there is a safe place to stop and avoiding a harrowing tire change along a busy highway.

But consumers have begun to report problems with the tires.

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.

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