Issues

Highway Guardrails Are Deadly Spears on Impact, Says Whistleblower

September 24, 2014

Click here to view the full article from Bloomberg

Before dawn on Feb. 23, Darius Williams ran his Nissan Sentra off a North Carolina interstate at 80 miles per hour. A length of guardrail pierced his door, according to the police report, driving the 24-year-old’s body into the opposite back seat.

The Center Calls for NHTSA Investigation of Chrysler Totally Integrated Power Modules (TIPM)

August 21, 2014

CAS SEEKS NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF MILLIONS OF 2007-14 CHRYSLER SUVs, TRUCKS & VANS WITH TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULES (TIPMs)
The Center for Auto Safety today filed a petition for a defect investigation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), requesting the agency open a formal investigation into safety-related issues associated with Chrysler’s Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM).

CAS Defect Petition on Chrysler Totally Integrated Power Modules (TIPM)

August 21, 2014

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Chrysler Totally Integrated Power Module Class Action

August 20, 2014

Click here to visit the Gerrard Gibbs TIPM Class Action Website

In May 2014, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that includes the following vehicles:

1975 FTC Rulemaking on Fuel Economy Advertising

August 19, 2014

FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Automotive Fuel Economy Claims – 9/24/74

Statement of Clarence Ditlow on Fuel Economy Information – 12/2/74

Statement of the Center for Auto Safety on Advertising of Automobile Fuel Economy – 12/4/74

Probe finds NHTSA moves slowly on investigation requests – 8/11/14

August 19, 2014

DETROIT — People are waiting longer than they should for an answer when they petition the government to open an investigation into what could be serious safety problems.

The Associated Press reviewed all 15 petitions filed by drivers with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since 2010 and found the agency missed the legal deadline to grant or deny the requests 12 times. One petition from 2012 has yet to be resolved.

The Center for Auto Safety thinks melting dashboards are a safety defect and should be recalled – 7/24/14

August 19, 2014

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WNDU Series on Jeep Fires

August 19, 2014

Jeep Recall: A South Bend victim’s story – Part 1

Jeep Recall: The fuel tank flaw – Part 2

Jeep Recall: Recall under fire – Part 3

Does Your Car Have One Of These Dangerous, Shrapnel Spitting Airbags?

August 8, 2014

Click here to view the full article from the International Business Times

August 7, 2014

Document Binder June Hearing, House Energy & Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcomittee, June 18, 2014 Hearing

August 4, 2014

Document Binder