Issues
Faulty switch prompts recall of 3.6M Fords
8/4/07
Automaker now has recalled 10.4M vehicles to fix cruise controls tied to potential fires.
Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News
Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it is recalling another 3.6 million vehicles because of ongoing problems with a cruise control switch that has already sparked several fires and prompted five other recalls. All told, the company has now recalled some 10.4 million vehicles because of the defect, making it the largest recall for a single vehicle problem in U.S. history.
2004-2006 Scion xB Windshield Cracking
2004-2006 Scion xB Windshield Cracking
Honda/Acura Michelin Run-Flat Tires Class Action
Honda/Acura Michelin Run-Flat Tires Class Action
Dodge Chrysler 2.7L Engine Problems
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Judge upholds $55M payout in Dodge Durango Park To Reverse Case
Federal court denies Chrysler appeal in death of port longshoreman. By Kristopher Hanson, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram07/06/2007LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has upheld a $55 million verdict awarded to the family of a San Pedro longshoreman killed when an apparently defective Dodge pickup hit him at a shipping terminal three years ago.
Richard Mraz was working at the American Presidents Line (APL) facility on Terminal Island when the 1994 Dodge Dakota reversed into him after he had exited it, knocking him to the ground and resulting in a fatal head injury.
SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES
The National Coalition for School Bus Safety
Contact: Arthur L. Yeager, DMD
732/321-0423
732/742-9588
SEAT BELTS STILL MISSING FROM SCHOOL BUSES
Edison, NJ, July 9.. Although by law children in all states are currently required to use seat belts or child safety seats when they ride in the family car, every school day 23 million youngsters travel back and forth to school without this basic crash protection because large, yellow school buses are not equipped with seat belts.
Three Drown in Bridgeport After Van Sinks in Park Pond
By William Neuman NY Times July 5, 2007
A woman and two small children died yesterday after their minivan rolled down a hill in a park in Bridgeport, Conn., and into a pond, where the vehicle sank, the authorities said. A third child who was in the van was in critical condition at a New Haven hospital last night.
The accident took place about 10:30 a.m. at Beardsley Park, a popular spot for Fourth of July picnics.
Goodyear Eagle RSA Tires on Nissan Maxima SE
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Man hurt in crash awarded $31.25M
News Tribune Online 06/12/07
By KEN SERRANO
STAFF WRITER
MIDDLESEX COUNTY A $31.25 million settlement has been reached in the case of a former Cook College student who was severely disfigured in a fiery crash when a tow truck rear-ended his car on Route 1 in Woodbridge in September 2001.
Richard Douglas Cannon, now 27, was driving from his home in Rahway to the college when his 1984 Ford Mustang broke down in the middle lane of Route 1 on Sept. 6, 2001, said Cannon’s attorney, Alfred Dimiero of Summit.
2004-05 Pontiac GTO Tire Failures
2004-05 Pontiac GTO Tire Failures