Issues
Defect Investigations Category Description
The Center for Auto Safety works tirelessly to ensure that you, the consumer, are aware of government defect investigations that may protect you in a collision and save you money on vehicle repairs.
Crown Vic Category Description
At least 22 law enforcement officers have been killed in fiery collisions involving Ford’s Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, due to an inadequate fuel system. The civilian platform of these vehicles includes the Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car, all with the same faulty fuel system. Ford has fixed the police vehicles, but refuses to recall the civilian cars.
Best Bets Category Description
“Best Bets” are drawn from information in The Car Book’s Buying Guide, and are based on expected performance in ten categories (crash tests, safety features, fuel economy, rollover, overall, maintenance and repair costs, warranties, insurance costs, and complaints), with the greatest emphasis placed on crash test performance and complaints. Vehicles are organized by size class for your convenience.
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Airbags Category Description
Airbags can significantly reduce the chance of death or injury in an accident. Defective airbags, however, can cause serious harm to drivers. The Center for Auto Safety is working to ensure that airbags are properly engineered and truly protect occupants in collisions.
Audi Officials Explain Warranty Extension
Sunday, March 06, 2005 Christopher Jensen
Plain Dealer Columnist
Imagine three guys standing around talking about oil changes. There’s an old-fashioned, quaint tableau, although in this case there was a bit of an edge.
In this case, I was talking to two top Audi officials about sludge problems on the 1.8-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder used on the Volkswagen Passat and Audi A4.
Two Owners Battle With Chrysler Over Sludge
Sunday, March 06, 2005 Christopher JensenPlain Dealer Columnist
Judy Elardo is from Brook Park and Karen Suchy is from Pittsburgh. They’ve been sludged, each has lost thousands of dollars and each is way beyond angry.
Their stories, which center on Chrysler’s 2.7-liter V-6, provide some lessons for consumers, lessons Elardo and Suchy learned at great expense.
Elardo bought her 1999 Dodge Intrepid in May 2002 with about 43,000 miles on it. Suchy bought her 2001 Dodge Stratus new.