Auto Defects

Couple's Hyundai Catches Fire on Maryland Road Amid Call for Investigation Into SUVs

Monique Gooden is grateful that her parents, Walter and Jeanette Baker, are alive after their car burst…

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Mother watches son burn to death in Kia fire, calls for answers from car maker

The Center for Auto Safety petitioned federal regulators to launch a safety defect investigation after our story…

Man Says His Hyundai Caught Fire With Daughters Inside

Jason Tellefsen said he was driving his daughters home from school when he saw smoke coming from…

Goodyear CEO Learned About Deadly RV Tire Failures As Early As 2008, Court Docs Suggest

Jason Levine, the Center for Auto Safety’s executive director, said the new documents “confirm our long-held belief…

Kias, Hyundais Spontaneously Catching on Fire, Safety Advocates Say

“What they [NHTSA] should be doing is opening into a new investigation into why Kias and Hyundais…are…

Center for Auto Safety Statement on DOT Inspector General Report: NHTSA is Failing on Recall Oversight

The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General’s report confirms the Center for Auto Safety’s long-held concerns that NHTSA…

Growing concern over fire risk involving Kia vehicles

“Sadly, bring a fire extinguisher in your car. If you smell something burning, it’s probably your car.”…