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Car safety group calls for investigation into top selling minivan
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Center for Auto Safety Opposes DOT Efforts to Weaken Vehicle Safety Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2017 Contact: Jason Levine, (202) 328-7700, JLevine@autosafety.org Center for Auto Safety Submits Commentsย On Regulatory Review to the Department of Transportation Washington, D.C.โ The Center for Auto Safety (โthe Centerโ), the nationโs leading independent non-profit organization providing consumers a voice for auto safety, quality, and fuel economy, today submitted comments to…
Dear Congress: Don’t Delay Truck Safety
The Center for Auto Safety joins consumer groups, trucking companies, truck drivers, law enforcement organizations and victims, in calling for installation of Electronic Logging Devices in large trucks and buses to track driver hours accurately, and reduce crashes due to fatigue. Congress mandated the installation of ELDs by law in 2012 and the Federal Motor…
Recall Sought for Minivans Dozens of Owners Say Stall While Driving
A local family teamed up with a consumer group to push for a recall of more than 150,000 minivans. Dozens of owners lodged complaints with federal regulators that their vehicles are stalling while they’re driving. Full statement from FCA US: The Company is unaware of any injuries or accidents associated with these complaints. Similarly, there…
Calls grow for Chrysler minivan recall
The Center for Auto Safety is calling on Chrysler to recall its popular Pacifica minivan and asking the government to start an investigation into claims the vehicle stalls without warning. Click here to watch the full clip from ABC’sย Good Morning Americaย on Yahoo.Com
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 aย petitionย 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. โIt just died,โ Mr. Patel, a physician from Menlo Park, Calif., recalled. โI had no electrical power, no power steering.โ 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. โThis 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,โ the nonprofit Center for…
Weaker Vehicle Safety Rules? Now Is Not the Time, Group Says
Moting an increase inย U.S. traffic fatalitiesย during the past two years, the Center for Auto Safety is calling on federal regulators not to soften or get rid of safety regulations now under review. In writtenย commentsย submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Center for Auto Safety argued that “writing and enforcing mandatory rules is one of…