Issues
Fort Worth officer killed while helping motorist
By ALEX BRANCH
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
12/17/06
FORT WORTH — A 34-year-old Fort Worth police officer with two young daughters died early Sunday when his patrol car was rear-ended and burst into flames along Interstate 35W.
Officer Dwayne Freeto was pronounced dead at the scene. He had responded to a stranded motorist call on southbound I-35W at Morningside Drive around 3:45 a.m.
NHTSA Rules Key Volvo Roof Crush Document Public
Click here to view “Rollover According to Volvo”
Statement of Clarence Ditlow on CAS Dynamic Roof Crush Tests
Since 1970, the auto industry has fought efforts by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a dynamic roof crush standard that protects occupants in rollover crashes. During that time, the number of deaths to occupants in rollover crashes climbed from less than 3,000 to over 10,000 each year while total occupant fatalities declined from 43,200 to 33,300.
Acura Tire Valve Cap Replacement – 2004-2005 MDX, 2005-2006 RL
Click here to view the Technical Service Bulletin
Is Ford Covering Up Focus Malfunction?
Consumers Want Recall Issued
November 7, 2006
KGO-TV 7
When something breaks, you get it fixed, right? But what if it breaks again, and again? That’s what hundreds of Bay Area drivers say is happening to a key part in their Ford vehicles. Some accuse Ford of covering up the problem for years
SUV Case Will Keep Haunting Automakers
Mike McKee
The Recorder
11-03-2006
Automakers’ pleas went unanswered Wednesday as the California Supreme Court refused to review or de-publish a ruling that leaves Ford Motor Co. on the hook for $82.6 million in damages and will probably expose the auto industry to greater liability for defective vehicles.
2004-2006 Toyota Sienna AWD Class Action Settlement
A nationwide settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit regarding premature or uneven wear on certain model year 2004 to early 2006 Toyota Siennas that came factory-equipped with run-flat tires. The Siennas that came factory-equipped with run-flat tires are the AWD or mobility models. Click here to view the Settlement Documents.
Court stands firm on Ford design-defect ruling
Eric Freedman
Automotive News | October 16, 2006