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Campaign Aimed at Hazardous Rental Cars Shifts into High Gear
By Ben Kelley
August 9, 2011
A long-standing threat to rental car customers from unrepaired defective cars – an issue that received virtually no attention until early this year – has now become the focus of a sweeping federal legislative proposal to end that threat. Thus, in a brief six months, what started as an obscure court case in California has grown into a national initiative, supported by a cross-section of consumer advocacy groups, to insure the safety of millions of people who rent cars for business or pleasure.
Statement by American Honda Regarding Automatic Transmission Control Module Software Recall: 2005-2010 Accord, 2007-2010 CR-V and 2005-2008 Element
Honda will voluntarily recall approximately 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. to update the software that controls the automatic transmission. Certain 2005-2010 4-cylinder Accord, 2007-2010 CR-V and 2005-2008 Element vehicles will be included in the voluntary recall.
Honda Recalls 1.5 Million Accords, CR-Vs and Elements to Reprogram Transmission Software
Honda is recalling about 1.5 million vehicles to make a software change to reduce the chance of automatic transmissions being damaged, the automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In a letter dated Wednesday, Honda told the safety agency that the affected vehicles were the 2005-10 Accord equipped with the 4-cylinder engine, the 2007–10 CR-V and the 2005–8 Element.
Schumer Introduces Bill That Would Ban Rental Car Companies From Renting Recalled Vehicles To Consumersf
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2011 SCHUMER INTRODUCES BILL THAT WOULD BAN RENTAL CAR COMPANIES FROM RENTING RECALLED VEHICLES TO CONSUMERS Florida Judge Throws Out Verdict in Ford Unintended-Acceleration CaseA Florida judge on July 20 said Ford misled the court and federal safety investigators by concealing documents in a case decided in Ford’s favor in 2010. According to the judge, the documents proved that unintended acceleration in certain vehicles could have been caused by electromagnetic interference with those vehicles’ cruise control systems. |