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What to Do If Your Car Is Submerged in Water

“No one is reading an owner’s manual while submerged,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center…

Kia and Hyundai owners continue to report car theft after free security upgrades

Brooks also partially blames the NHTSA for not mandating electronic immobilizers: “They played a pretty big role…

Suburban teen’s Toyota RAV4 burst into flames on expressway 2 weeks before recall issued

The advocacy group The Center for Auto Safety said laws put the responsibility on consumers to do…

Thousands of Ford owners may be at risk of injury from flawed air bag repairs

Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said more vehicles should be reinspected. “I…

Honda HR-V rear windows are suddenly shattering: ‘Like bang!’

Brooks worries about exploding glass in a moving vehicle becoming a dangerous distraction, not to mention the…

U.S. safety agency deepens probe of Tesla power steering loss

Michael Brooks, executive director at the consumer advocacy group Center for Auto Safety, noted the agency had…

Preliminary test crashes indicate the nation’s guardrail system can’t handle heavy electric vehicles

“Guardrails are kind of a safety feature of last resort. I think what you’re seeing here is…

Honda HR-V rear windows are shattering in the cold. Consumer Reports says the car should be recalled.

Honda HR-V owners have lodged more than 300 complaints about shattered rear windshields with the National Highway…

Honda HR-V Rear Windows Are Shattering. Here’s What Owners Should Do.

“When you read through the complaints on those incidents, drivers generally appear to be pretty unsettled by…