Issues

House Energy & Commerce Hearings on E15-E85, 4-17-12

April 19, 2012

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H.R. 4345, The Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012

 

April 19, 2012

CAS Renews Request to Recall Jeep Grand Cherokee After Second 4-Year Old’s Fire Death in Child Seat in Rear Crash

April 5, 2012

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Fires Homepage

Owners of Nissan Trucks and S.U.V.’s Report Transmission Failures

April 5, 2012

Owners of some of Nissan’s most popular S.U.V.’s and pickup trucks are experiencing failures of their automatic transmissions because radiator coolant is leaking into the systems. While the automaker has offered an extended warranty for the radiators, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other safety organizations have received numerous complaints from owners alleging they…

Female Crash Dummies Injured More: What Car Should Women Buy?

March 30, 2012

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Waxman/Eshoo Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland Re: “Jeep Death Wobble”

March 21, 2012

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Congress demands answers after I-Team ‘death wobble’ report

March 21, 2012

Click here to view article and video from ABC7 San Francisco

Click here to view Waxman/Eshoo letter to NHTSA

Department of Transportation’s Investigation of Rear Brake Lockup Problems in 1980 X-Body Cars Should Have Been More Timely

March 9, 2012

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Hazards of Keyless Car Ignitions: Are They Too Dangerous?

March 9, 2012

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NHTSA Study: Drowning Deaths in Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents

March 7, 2012

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Car with keyless ignition might have been left running at West Boca home, killing a couple with carbon monoxide

March 7, 2012

Adele Ridless and Mort Victor had their bags packed Thursday but never made their flight. The couple was found dead in their home in the Boca Pointe community, and authorities suspect the culprit was a car left running in the garage.

Firefighters detected high levels of carbon monoxide Thursday afternoon when they entered the home on Travelers Tree Drive, west of Boca Raton. That invisible, odorless gas likely killed Ridless, 69, and her 79-year-old boyfriend, thePalm Beach CountySheriff’s Office said.