“We’re at the point now, where we’re seeing so many complaints that I just don’t think the rates can be ignored anymore,” said Michael Brooks, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Meghan Schiller December 11, 2023 A North Hills woman said she can still hear the loud shatter and remember the…

“The stiffness of putting stainless steel construction on top of a stiff battery in a vehicle,” Brooks said, “essentially it seems like it’s just going to turn these vehicles into a missile.” By Madison Hall December 11, 2023 Tesla’s newly-released Cybertruck weighs 3.5 tons and has the acceleration of a Formula 1 car. Experts, however,…

But the Cybertruck, Brooks adds, adds two uniquely troubling factors to this equation: First is the “ultra-hard, cold-rolled stainless steel” exterior, which the center reasons “is much less forgiving than other modern vehicles.” Referring to Musk’s flashy demonstrations of the truck’s toughness, Brooks says: “The Cybertruck can stop a bullet and Joe Rogan‘s arrow, but what…

The federal government needs to implement more robust cybersecurity and theft protection for vehicles into law to deter the rise in thefts, he said. Without it, thefts will likely continue to rise, he said. “Because hackers aren’t going to stop getting more advanced,” he said. By Rodrigo Torrejon December 7, 2023 On the afternoon of…

In an email, Michael Brooks, the executive director of The Center for Auto Safety, told VERIFY that GM and Nissan have previously cited heavy keychains as factors for damaged vehicle ignitions in recall notices. By Erin Jones December 7, 2023 “This weight puts extra strain on the ignition lock barrel. This can cause parts to wear out, and potentially…

Companies want to save money by delaying any recalls, Brooks said. “The longer you delay any recall, the more of those vehicles are going to go out of service.” By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators…

The concerns is for a growing fleet of much heavier cars colliding with far lighter gasoline cars. “We’re gonna see negative consequences for the people in smaller vehicles, said Michael Brooks, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety. By Tom Vacar November 30, 2023 Experts say the best time to by a new car…

Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, says dealers are putting the responsibility on shoppers who might not follow through. “They just want to sell the car to these people and tell them there’s a recall and they need to fix it, and we know consumers are not that great at…

[Michael Brooks with the Center for Auto Safety] says he hopes the testing center makes Hyundai and Kia vehicles safer, but he’s reserving judgment until he sees the results, adding, “It could be dedicated to make sure their cars are pretty safe but also combatting allegations that their cars may be defective, so the proof…