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No, we didn't spell Toyota's name wrong. It's actually GM that's being investigated in this latest safety case by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) which has either stepped up its efforts or -most likely- most of us are paying closer attention to the agency after Toyota's "sticky" woes.
- Toyota Agrees To Pay Us$1.4 Billion To Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits
In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct...
- Feds Investigate 460,000 Toyota Rav4's After Complaints About Corroded Suspensions
Safety regulators are looking into complaints from owners of 2006-2008 Toyota RAV4 who allege suspension failures on their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on its website that it has received seven complaints,...
- 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...
- Steering Issues Prompt Mazda3 And Mazda5 Recall In The States
Mazda's US division is recalling 215,000 units of its 2007-2009MY Mazda3 and Mazda5 cars manufactured from April 2, 2007 through November 30, 2008, because of a problem with the steering wheel system. More specifically, the National Highway Traffic...
- Rusting Hyundai Sonatas Prompt Investigation As Suspension Corrosion Can Even Cause Wheels To Fall Off!
UPDATE: New Recall Over Same Issue for MY2001-2004 Sonata and XG300 & 350 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an official investigation on the Hyundai Sonata after receiving 40 individual complaints about front...
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NHTSA Opens Probe on Chevy Cobalt for Power-Steering Failures - 11 Complaints Allege Problem Caused Crash
No, we didn't spell Toyota's name wrong. It's actually GM that's being investigated in this latest safety case by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) which has either stepped up its efforts or -most likely- most of us are paying closer attention to the agency after Toyota's "sticky" woes.
The NHTSA said that it opened an investigation on the Chevrolet Cobalt after 1,132 consumers complained about a sudden loss of electric power steering (EPS) in 2005-2009 Cobalt and 2008-2009 Cobalt SS models.
According to the agency's report, around 10 per cent of the complaints claim that the loss of steering assist resulted in difficultly controlling the vehicle, while 11 support that the sudden increase in steering effort caused by the alleged defect led to a crash, with one consumer alleging an injury.
If -and we stress "if"- the NHTSA's findings call for a fix, it is estimated that approximately 905,000 Cobalts will be affected by the recall.
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- Toyota Agrees To Pay Us$1.4 Billion To Settle Unintended Acceleration Lawsuits
In the past 10 years, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received nearly 3,100 complaints about sudden acceleration issues in Toyota vehicles. Those complaints alleged 93 deaths, but the Administration has confirmed a direct...
- Feds Investigate 460,000 Toyota Rav4's After Complaints About Corroded Suspensions
Safety regulators are looking into complaints from owners of 2006-2008 Toyota RAV4 who allege suspension failures on their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on its website that it has received seven complaints,...
- 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...
- Steering Issues Prompt Mazda3 And Mazda5 Recall In The States
Mazda's US division is recalling 215,000 units of its 2007-2009MY Mazda3 and Mazda5 cars manufactured from April 2, 2007 through November 30, 2008, because of a problem with the steering wheel system. More specifically, the National Highway Traffic...
- Rusting Hyundai Sonatas Prompt Investigation As Suspension Corrosion Can Even Cause Wheels To Fall Off!
UPDATE: New Recall Over Same Issue for MY2001-2004 Sonata and XG300 & 350 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an official investigation on the Hyundai Sonata after receiving 40 individual complaints about front...