Issues
GM Airbag Investigations 2000-Present
GM Airbag Investigations 2000-Present
Investigation No.: EA00-004
Investigation No.: PE99-037
Make: Cadillac
Model: Deville
Model Year: 1998-99
Investigation No.: PE00-045
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Venture
Make: Oldsmobile
Model: Silhouette
Make: Pontiac
Model: Montana
Model: Trans Sport
Model Year: 1998-99
Investigation No.: EA01-014
Investigation No.: PE01-002
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Model: Montana
Model Year: 1998-2000
Investigation No.: PE04-076
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Colorado
A Hidden Threat to Drivers
U.S. traffic safety officials should get a better handle on the problem of missing air bags in used vehicles.
April 4, 2011
In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a study examining fatal accidents in which a car’s air bag should have deployed but didn’t. The most common reason wasn’t poor manufacturing by automakers. It was that the air bag was simply missing, never replaced after a previous crash.
Letter from NHTSA to U.S. Rep Chris Van Hollen Promising Service Campaign Bulletin Disclosure
Click here to view the letter
GM to change company it keeps
By John Maggs
November 3, 2010
…But the end of government control of General Motors means that it will be free to resume its long-standing efforts to resist fuel economy standards, according to Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Coalition.
Raleigh death draws attention to carbon monoxide poisoning
Raleigh, N.C. — A woman died Sunday and her husband was in an area hospital Monday after police say someone accidentally left a vehicle running in the closed garage at their Raleigh home.
A relative found Sarah Fernside Tanner, 64, of 2602 Askew Drive, dead inside the home from carbon monoxide fumes, police said.
James Mahan Tanner Jr., 64, was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham for treatment. He was in intensive care Monday afternoon.
Ford Recalling 575,000 Windstar Minivans for Rear Axle Problem
Ford will announce on Friday that it is issuing a voluntary recall of 575,000 1998-2003 Windstar minivans because of rear axles rusting, said Said Deep, a Ford spokesman.
In May, the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation into broken rear axles on 1999–2003 Windstars. At the time, the agency said it had received 234 complaints, including two reports of accidents (and no injuries).
Cap But No Trade
By Jonathan Chait
October 21, 2010
…The proposal will call for a 20 percent reduction in heat-trapping emissions from trucks’ tailpipes, according to Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign….