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Lucid’s High-End EV Is Drawing Safety Complaints. Another Problem for the Stock?
“If you’re broken down on the interstate where you don’t have room to pull over and get out of traffic, it’s only a matter of time before something bad happens,” says Michael Brooks, the executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety. By Bill Alpert November 18, 2022 Lucid Group has carved a niche in the…
Why Kia, Hyundai vehicles get ‘Fred Flintstoned away’ after viral theft video
By Kalea HallNovember 2, 2022 [su_quote]“When one person’s holding out and there’s 20 other automakers doing something different, the 20 are usually right,” said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a Washington-based automotive consumer advocacy group. “They need to start giving consumers more security options as standard equipment on cars. We…
Cars that catch fire – Recalls and warnings
By WHIO TV 7October 31, 2022 [su_quote]According to the Center for Auto Safety, there have been more than 8,000 Kia and Hyundai recall notices issued since 2010, involving engine problems or fire risks, including recent recalls covering certain models of Kia Tellurides and Hyundai Palisades, where a faulty tow hitch can ignite. “We continue to…
Elon Musk Wants a Washington
Agency to Embrace the Digital Age
By Keith LaingOctober 26, 2022 [su_quote]With recall response rates stuck in the roughly 70% range, Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, believes NHTSA should consider adopting an all-the-above approach to notifications. “In an ideal world, you have everything bugging the hell out of you — email, text, snail mail, car alert,”…
Senator Richard Blumenthal Announces Legislation to Prevent Frontover Child Deaths
October 24, 2022 [su_quote]”The STOP Frontovers Act has been endorsed by auto and consumer safety organizations, including Kids and Car Safety, the Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Reports, and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.”[/su_quote] [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced…
What to do when there’s no fix for your car’s recall
By Keith BarryOctober 21, 2022 [su_quote]“When you have one battery supplier who is putting out batteries that are potentially catching fire, you’ll see an increase in the ‘park outside’ warnings,” Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety says.[/su_quote] David Diller of Los Angeles was excited when he bought his Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in late…
11 more crash deaths are linked to automated-tech vehicles
By Tom KrisherOctober 18, 2022 [su_quote]Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said he is baffled by NHTSA’s continued investigations and by what he called a general lack of action since problems with Autopilot began surfacing back in 2016. “I think there’s a pretty clear pattern of bad behavior on the…
Driverless taxis take to the streets of San Francisco
“The public as a whole has not been provided with valid documentation that these vehicles are going to be safe.” Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety to BBC News.
Ignition: Spontaneous electric vehicle fires prompt recalls, but some owners stalled waiting on repairs
By Joce Sterman, Jamie Grey, and Daniela MolinaSeptember 26, 2022 [su_quote]“The battery enters a state where it catches on fire. This can happen for a number of reasons, and sometimes they’re undetermined,” said Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety.[/su_quote]There are already more than one million electric vehicles on the road in the…
STDs, drunk driving and quiet quitting: The pandemic’s end is revealing an America that’s acting out
By Steve MollmanSeptember 25, 2022 [su_quote]Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, told the Associated Press this week: “What it may be is that we’re seeing an easing of some of the issues that were caused by the pandemic—speeding, open roads, risky driving issues. Traffic is returning to normal [but] the…