Automobile Safety: News, Information and Reviews
Some 10 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles from 1992 to 2004 have been recalled because of faulty cruise-control switches.
Although there can be exceptions, fatality statistics suggest that small cars are more dangerous than large ones.
How does a shopper know if the problem has been fixed, or even if there was a recall on the car in the first place?
New legislation will make it easier to get rear-view cameras.
Ford is desperate to re-establish itself with consumers who defected to Asian and European nameplates.
The government insisted on a recall of child safety seats even though there is no standard that specifies how well such seats must protect children in a side crash.
Kias that won’t start in the morning and high-revving Hondas are among the problems found in recent technical service bulletins.
The settlement, which applies to Explorers in model years 1991 through 2001, will allow vehicle owners to apply for $500 vouchers to buy Explorers or $300 vouchers to buy other Ford or Lincoln Mercury products.
Two senators, motivated by a bus crash that killed five college baseball players, proposed requiring seat belts on long-haul buses.
Some high-tech offerings this season assist drivers by helping to reduce the dings and dents of parking or the distractions created by other high-tech options.
Over the years, inventors with their own ideas of how to advance auto safety have built prototypes with many well-meaning (but misguided) safety concepts.
With the introduction of the CX-9 crossover wagon, Mazda’s family is growing in an unusual fashion: the newest arrival is the bigger member of the household.
No automaker got a passing grade on all its light trucks in a test administered by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The manufacturer called problem claims fabricated, but the tires have already been linked to at least two deaths.
A U.S. tire importer disclosed that its Chinese manufacturer had stopped including a safety feature meant to prevent tread separation.
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