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New reports of alleged sticky accelerator pedals are coming back to haunt Ford and Mazda as government safety regulators are investigating complaints from owners of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute SUVs with V6 engines from the 2001 to 2004 model years.
- Mazda To Recall 217,500 Tribute Suvs Over Sticky Accelerator
Less than 24 hours after Ford issued a recall of close to 500,000 Escape V6 SUVs from the 2001-2004MY to repair stuck throttles, Mazda followed suite today and announced its own recall of 217,500 examples of the Tribute V6 for the same problem. The two...
- Nhsta Finds 16 Crashes And 5 Alleged Injuries Related To Bmw 7-series Rollaway Risk
A series of complaints concerning select 2002-2008MY BMW 7-Series sedans that relate to incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park, have caught the attention...
- Feds Investigate Ford Taurus After Complaints About Sticky Throttles
Safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have opened a preliminary investigation into an estimated 360,000 Ford Taurus sedans from the 2005 and 2006 model years after receiving 14 complaints from owners alleging...
- Nhtsa Investigates 200,000 Ford Escape And Mercury Mountaineer Suvs For Shattering Tailgate Glass
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has opened a preliminary investigation concerning 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from the 2010 and 2011 model years, after receiving several complaints that the window glass...
- Oh, Fine: U.s. Slaps Toyota With $16.4 Million Dollar Penalty
With all the hubbub around Toyota's unintended acceleration debacle, the New York Times reports that the United States' Department of Transportation will be seeking the highest civil fine ever (per automotive recall) allowed by the Tread Act:...
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Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute Probed for Sticky Throttles After Many Incidents Including Fatal Crash
New reports of alleged sticky accelerator pedals are coming back to haunt Ford and Mazda as government safety regulators are investigating complaints from owners of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute SUVs with V6 engines from the 2001 to 2004 model years.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday that the probe affects an estimated 730,000 Escape and Tribute SUVs in the United States.
Read more »- Mazda To Recall 217,500 Tribute Suvs Over Sticky Accelerator
Less than 24 hours after Ford issued a recall of close to 500,000 Escape V6 SUVs from the 2001-2004MY to repair stuck throttles, Mazda followed suite today and announced its own recall of 217,500 examples of the Tribute V6 for the same problem. The two...
- Nhsta Finds 16 Crashes And 5 Alleged Injuries Related To Bmw 7-series Rollaway Risk
A series of complaints concerning select 2002-2008MY BMW 7-Series sedans that relate to incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park, have caught the attention...
- Feds Investigate Ford Taurus After Complaints About Sticky Throttles
Safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have opened a preliminary investigation into an estimated 360,000 Ford Taurus sedans from the 2005 and 2006 model years after receiving 14 complaints from owners alleging...
- Nhtsa Investigates 200,000 Ford Escape And Mercury Mountaineer Suvs For Shattering Tailgate Glass
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has opened a preliminary investigation concerning 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from the 2010 and 2011 model years, after receiving several complaints that the window glass...
- Oh, Fine: U.s. Slaps Toyota With $16.4 Million Dollar Penalty
With all the hubbub around Toyota's unintended acceleration debacle, the New York Times reports that the United States' Department of Transportation will be seeking the highest civil fine ever (per automotive recall) allowed by the Tread Act:...