Issues
TOYOTA DEAL: HERE COMES THE SLUDGE JUDGE
Mark Rechtin, Automotive News / January 8, 2007
LOS ANGELES — Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. has quietly settled a
class-action lawsuit that covers about 3.5 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles
that may have been damaged by engine oil sludge. Details of the settlement,
which allows for third-party mediation of sludge claims rejected by Toyota,
have been mailed to 7.5 million current and previous owners.
Critics contend Toyota has told customers and dealers too little about
Unwary dealers get Katrina cars
Arlena Sawyers
Automotive News
December 18, 2006
Mazda to scrap all cars on board Cougar Ace
Mark Rechtin
Automotive News
December 18, 2006
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.