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Hyundai Transmission Fluid Leaks
Hyundai dealers warned of possible fluid leak
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Columnist
Hyundai has informed its dealers of a possible fluid leak from the automatic transmission on its four- and six-cylinder vehicles from the 1999 to 2006 model years.
The information was contained in a technical service bulletin sent recently to dealers. Such bulletins are not recalls but simply tell dealers how to detect and fix a problem.
Volvo to Extend Warranty on Stalling Cars
November 15, 2005
New York Times
Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo subsidiary has quietly reached a deal with California regulators to extend the warranty of defective throttles in about 356,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada that are prone to stalling, the company said Tuesday. The car maker will extend the warranty of the ETM throttle, which can become corroded and force the car to stall or slowdown, according to internal memos obtained by The Associated Press and later confirmed by the company.
Toyota Sienna Run-Flat Tire Class Action
KEMNITZER, ANDERSON, BARRON & OGILVIE, LLP
Mark F. Anderson (SBN 44787)
Kan Tung Donohoe (SBN 197785)
445 Bush Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (415) 861-2265
Fax: (415) 861-3151
Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R Ciabattari and all others
similarly situated
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Mark R Ciabattari, and all other persons similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., a California corporation;
When is a call worth a life?
By Dan Carney
Washington Post
February 9, 2005
Phone driving is the drunken driving of the new millennium. Seemingly everyone does it, and all of them seem to believe that they are skilled in a way that prevents their powers of perception from being clouded by the fog of isolation that envelops drivers who talk on the phone.
Groups applaud auto safety provisions in highway bill
WASHINGTON — Auto safety groups said Friday a highway and transit bill approved by Congress would help deter drunken driving, encourage states to pass primary seat belt laws and lead to safer vehicles.
The safety provisions, part of a massive $286.4 billion transportation bill, offers an assortment of incentives and new requirements aimed at reducing crashes along the nation’s highways at a time when more than 42,000 people are killed on the road every year.
IIHS Press Release: Cell Phone Use
July 12 , 2005
1ST EVIDENCE OF EFFECTS OF CELL PHONE USE ON INJURY CRASHES:
CRASH RISK IS FOUR TIMES HIGHER WHEN DRIVER IS USING A HAND-HELD CELL PHONE
2001-2003 Toyota Prius Battery Capacity Improvement
Click here for a copy of the Technical Service Bulletin.
1999-2003 Ford 4.6 & 5.4L Engine Cylinder Head/Gasket Oil Leak
1999-2003 Ford E Series, Expedition, F-150, Super Duty F-Series
2000-2001 Ford Excursion
1998-1999 Lincoln Navigator
Investigation Request to NHTSA – 1/24/05
Ford TSB – 2/6/02
Ford Service Dialogue – 8/03
Valve Problem on ’99 Camrys Has Plenty of Suspects
Buildup in the throttle body can affect the mechanism, and Toyota points to bad gasoline as the cause.