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2 troopers, woman die in blazing crash
Mystery surrounds wreck of vehicles in Gallia County Friday, September 29, 2006Mary Beth Lane THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio – An ordinary workday morning ended in flames yesterday, leaving three families and the State Highway Patrol to grieve for lives lost along a rural Gallia County road.
Ford urged to pay cost of fixing paint faults
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Auto Editor
A consumer advocacy group says Ford should reimburse the owners of 2000 to 2005 model Fords, Lincolns and Mercurys that have had a problem with the paint on aluminum body panels.
In a technical service bulletin sent to dealers, Ford admits that the blistering or bubbling of paint on the aluminum body panels, such as hoods, is the automaker’s fault "due to iron contamination of the aluminum panel."
Ford Service Bulletin Shows Paint Defect on Many 2000-05 Models
Ford Service Bulletin Shows Paint Defect on Many 2000-05 Models Ford has issued a Technical Service Bulletin that shows a major paint defect in many large 2000-05 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars, trucks and SUVs that used aluminum body parts (hoods and fenders) to reduce vehicle weight. Affected models are the 2000-04 Crown Victoria, Taurus, Expedition, F-150, Ranger; Mercury Grand Marquis, Sable; Lincoln LS, Town Car Navigator and the 2000-05 Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer.
2000-2004 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Bubbling & Blistering Paint
Ford Bubbling & Blistering Paint2000-04 Crown Victoria, Taurus, Expedition, F-150, Ranger; Mercury Grand Marquis, Sable; Lincoln LS, Town Car Navigator2000-05 Explorer, Mercury MountaineerIron contamination in aluminum body parts including hoods and fenders cause paint to bubble or blister.
NHTSA Investigation Closing Report
Click here for EA05-005 Closing Memo Ford Cruise Control Deactivation Switch Fires
FMVSS 301 CAS Reconsideration Petition – January 15, 2004
January 15, 2004
VIA FAX AND ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
Docket Management Room PL-401
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th St. SW
Washington, DC 20590
Re: DOT Docket No. NHTSA-03-16523
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
Petition for Reconsideration – Power Windows
October 21, 2004
Honorable Jeffrey Runge, M.D., Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE FINAL RULE REGARDING POWER-OPERATED WINDOW, PARTITION, AND ROOF PANEL SYSTEMS, AND PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE DECISION DENYING THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY PETITION FOR RULEMAKING
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION FILED BY:
Car Window Deaths Anger Safety Groups
Advocates Say Technology Exists to Prevent Accidents
By Greg Schneider
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 24, 2004; Page A01
At least seven children have died nationwide in the past three months by getting strangled in automobile power windows, prompting safety advocates to charge the auto industry and the government with dragging their feet in making relatively simple changes to reduce the danger.
Feds to Tighten Window Rules
Safety agency will require safer switches after growing number of deadly accidents
September 13, 2004
By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – Federal auto safety regulators will unveil new rules Monday calling for safer power window designs.
The Long Road to Protecting Kids
Chris Jensen
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thursday, September 30, 2004
After one of the most amazing delays in the history of auto safety, the federal government has finally decided to require automakers to make it harder for small children to kill themselves by accidentally raising power windows.
Starting in October 2008, all light- passenger vehicles sold in the United States must have power-window switches that are "resistant to accidental activation."