Issues

2002-2004 Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute Sudden Acceleration

July 11, 2012

CAS Actions

Statement of CAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow on Ford Escape Sudden Acceleration Recall – 7/26/12

Recall repairs on 2002-2004 Ford Escapes questioned by safety advocate – 7/10/12

July 11, 2012

Vince Bond Jr.
Automotive News | July 10, 2012 – 3:54 pm EST

The Center for Auto Safety has filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking the agency to investigate nearly 320,000 Ford Escapes that could have damaged cruise control cables stemming from recall repairs for an unrelated acceleration problem.

Letter to Ford President & CEO Alan Mulally Re: 2002-04 Ford Escape Unintended Acceleration – 7/10/12

July 10, 2012

Click here to view the letter

Eshoo/Waxman Letter to Chrysler Chairman Sergio Marchionne re: Jeep Death Wobble – 7/3/12

July 10, 2012

Click here to view the letter in .PDF

Reports of Unintended Acceleration Lead to Defect Petition for 320,000 Ford Escapes

July 10, 2012

A nonprofit consumer safety group formally asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Major carmaker Ford under fire after inspection of deadly Payson, Arizona accident

July 10, 2012

A major automaker is under fire following a 17-year-old girl’s death in a 2002 Ford Escape last January.

CAS Seeks Ford Escape Sudden Acceleration Recall

July 9, 2012

Click here to view the CAS Petition in .PDF

Click here to view CAS’ Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute Sudden Acceleration Page

Risk of fires forces GM to recall more than 475,000 Cruze compact cars

June 25, 2012

Risk of fires forces GM to recall more than 475,000 Cruze compact cars

Cally Houck Pushes Rental Agencies To Stop Leasing Out Unsafe, Recalled Cars

June 22, 2012

Lawyer Cally Houck might never give up her workspace, a law office she has rented in Ojai, Calif., for some 30 years.