Automobile Safety: News, Information and Reviews
The OnStar rearview mirror offers safety services and conveniences that are both very efficient and very expensive.
Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400
Cribs, bicycle helmets and child safety seats are just a few of the products that consumer should be wary about buying used, advocacy groups say.
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400
Recent technical service bulletins have cars with problem heaters, bad driveshafts and pickup trucks with missing welds in the cargo box.
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400
A panel cites a tendency to dismiss customer complaints and a lack of a clear procedure for handling safety problems.
Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400
Chevrolet, Chrysler and Subaru are among the automakers who have recently issued technical service bulletins over problems with their vehicles.
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400
Automakers issue repair bulletins to dealers and mechanics to report problems with their vehicles, but federal regulators say they don’t pass the info along to consumers because of copyright laws.
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400
A lawyer for Toyota argued that the driver, not electronics or the floor mat, was responsible when a 2005 Toyota Scion accelerated out of control and hit a tree.
Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400
An estimated 32,788 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2010, the fewest in more than 60 years.
Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400
A pediatricians’ group now says that toddlers shouldn’t move to a forward-facing seat until at least age 2.
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400
With modest expertise, hackers could gain remote access to someone’s car and take over the vehicle’s basic functions, say computer scientists.
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500
If you can chew gum and walk, can you drive and tweet?
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500
Federal safety regulators are considering whether a rule change in 2006 has increased the likelihood of accidents caused by a vehicle rolling away.
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500
Federal investigators found that mechanical defects that had already been addressed were the only known cause of the acceleration problem.
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500
A study on Toyota’s problems with uncontrolled acceleration does not dispel concerns about the frailty of the nation’s vehicle safety regulation.
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500
A strong yen and slow sales in Japan pushed down quarterly profit 39 percent, but the world’s biggest automaker raised its full-year net profit forecast.
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500
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