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Do-not-buy warning follows 4 year I-Team investigation into Hyundais, Kias bursting into flames
Brooks told the I-Team the auto safety watchdog had not issued a “do not buy” warning on any group of cars in the last 20 years. “I’ve never seen the magnitude that we’ve seen from these vehicles.” By Jackie Callaway January 13, 2022 TAMPA, Fla. — Christine McGuire-Wolfe’s experience echoes that of dozens of drivers…
Woman Died Trapped in Burning SUV After Vehicle Malfunction
Also, in 2014, the Center for Auto Safety, a pressure group representing car drivers, wrote to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging them to recall Chrysler SUVs and vans from 2007 to 2014, because of concerns about the TIPM. The group wrote: “These owners remain at the mercy of a defect which many have likened to…
Safety Experts Worried About Electric Cars’ Weight
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, notes that the extreme power of today’s electric cars compounds the problem. “People are not trained to handle that type of acceleration. It’s just not something that drivers are used to doing,” Brooks told NPR. By Sean Tucker January 13, 2023 The 2023 Mazda MX-5…
Center for Auto Safety Warns Purchasers to Avoid Used Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Subject to Engine Failure and Possible Fires
Center for Auto Safety Warns Purchasers to Avoid Used Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Subject to Engine Failure and Possible Fires The Center for Auto Safety is urging consumers to avoid purchases of certain Hyundai and Kia models that continue to present major headaches for owners. 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata, 2013-2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, 2011-2013 Kia…
US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles
Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said he, too, is concerned about the weight of EVs because buyers seem to be demanding a range of 300 or more miles per charge, requiring heavy batteries. Setting up a charging network to accommodate that may be a mistake from a safety perspective,…
Consumer Groups: Recalled Airbags Pose Greater Threat in 2023
By Suzanne Potter January 3, 2023 It’s a brand-new year, and consumer auto safety groups are hoping to avoid further deaths from faulty Takata air bags by raising awareness about the ongoing recall. More than 41 million vehicles from 34 brands, and from model years 2000 to 2018, are affected. Michael Brooks, executive director of…
US probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes
By Tom Krisher December 22, 2022 Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, a watchdog group, said it’s long past time for the agency to seek a recall. “The question is what’s the threshold number of injuries and deaths and cars driving stupidly that we have to see before NHTSA finds…
Over half of car crash victims had drugs or alcohol in their systems, a study says
By The Associated Press December 13, 2022 “It’s scary to all of us in a way,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, a watchdog group. “But frankly, I don’t think I’m that surprised.” DETROIT — A large study by U.S. highway safety regulators found that more than half the…
Consumer, Safety Groups Blast State Attorney Generals’ Settlement with CarMax Over Deceptive Sales of Hazardous Vehicles with Unrepaired Safety Recalls
Center for Auto Safety Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) The Safety Institute Monday, December 12, 2022 NEWS: For Immediate Release Contacts: Rosemary Shahan, President, CARS, 530-759-9440 Bernard Brown, auto fraud expert attorney, 816-283-3100 ext 80 Michael Brooks, Exec. Dir. Center for Auto Safety, 202-328-7700 Sean Kane, President, The Safety Institute, 508-951-1726 …
Why So Many Hyundai and Kia Vehicles Are Getting Recalled for Fire Risk
By Keith Barry December 6, 2022 Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, says that some of these problems are caused by software that wasn’t tested properly, while others are related to mistakes made during the supplier’s manufacturing process. “That suggests they’re not doing the proper quality control in their facilities,” Brooks…