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FCA under pressure to recall Chrysler Pacificas for potential stalling problem
WASHINGTON/DETROIT — A consumer advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader and Consumers Union is gain taking aim at FCA US, this time over instances of stalling being alleged by dozens of consumers while driving the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan. The Center for Auto Safety is asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to open an…
Minivan Owner: Chrysler Wants My Family to Serve as ‘Crash-Test Dummy’
consumer advocacy group is calling for a recall of 150,000 minivans, saying more than 50 people have reported incidences of Chrysler’s 2017 Pacifica stalling while running, including when traveling up to 60 mph in a tunnel. In a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Center for Auto Safety and Leesburg, Virginia, resident Adam Cohen…
Chrysler Pacifica Owners Say Minivans Suddenly Shut Off
Sid Patel encountered the problem with his minivan while driving on a busy highway near San Francisco. Traveling at 70 miles an hour, the brand-new Chrysler Pacifica suddenly shut off. “It just died,” Mr. Patel, a physician from Menlo Park, Calif., recalled. “I had no electrical power, no power steering.” As the minivan slowed to…
Stalling Danger? Federal Regulators Urged To Recall Chrysler Models
A consumer advocacy group is asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 150,000 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivans due to owner complaints about stalling. “This has left drivers unable to accelerate, decelerate, or utilize power steering. It is well established that stalling vehicles have resulted in serious injuries and deaths,” the nonprofit Center for…
Chrysler Pacifica Stalling
Center for Auto Safety Petition Center for Auto Safety News Release NEWS Recall Sought for Minivans Dozens of Owners Say Stall While Driving – 11/21/17 Advocacy group pushing for recall after van owners complain of sudden stallouts – 11/21/17 New York Times: Chrysler Pacific Owners Say Minivans Suddenly Shut Off – 11/20/17 Good Morning…
Feds Take Hands-Off Approach to Driverless Tech, Worrying Consumer Groups
Most Americans aren’t ready to trust self-driving vehicles. If that’s going to change as automated travel nears, consumer advocates say that federal regulators responsible for protecting the motoring public must set and enforce rigorous safety standards for the fledgling technology. But there are growing concerns the government is doing little to ensure autonomous vehicles are…
SAFETY ADVOCATES CRINGE AS DRIVERLESS CARS HIT PHOENIX ROADS
Waymo (Google) tests true driverless cars on Phoenix public roads, creating a huge test laboratory. November 12, 2017 — The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) says the federal government needs to do its job by creating mandatory driverless car policies enforced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a job safety regulators have allegedly…
Consumer Safety Group Calls for Federal Regulation of Self-Driving Cars
Center for Auto Safety says government rules could determine whether consumers are willing to give self-driving vehicles a shot. The Center for Auto Safety is calling for government oversight of automated vehicles, warning that another fatality— like one in Florida last year involving a Tesla—could set back public acceptance of self-driving technology by decades. While no fully…
BMW recalls 1 million vehicles for fire risk
BMW of North America has issued two recalls covering about one million vehicles that contain parts implicated in car fires. The recalls span six years of production and include numerous models of the luxury vehicles, but one of the recalls involves a valve heater that can cause fires in vehicles that are not in operation,…
Oppose the DOT’s Regulatory Review
Click here to file a comment by December 1, 2017 On October 2, 2017, the Department of Transportation issued a Notification of Regulatory Review of 20 DOT-issued rulemakings, asking for public input on whether these rules should be repealed, replaced, suspended, or modified. Eight of these rulemakings were conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety…