Toyota to Recall 6.4 Million Vehicles
Weeks after agreeing to pay the largest criminal penalty ever by an automaker for hiding safety defects from the public, Toyota on Wednesday announced a wide-ranging recall of nearly 6.4 million vehicles worldwide for problems with air bags that may not deploy or seats that could move in a...
G.M. Chief Faces Ire of Senators in Hearing
WASHINGTON — The questions came faster and harder at Mary T. Barra on Wednesday.
After facing a House subcommittee investigating General Motors’ ignition-switch recall a day earlier, G.M.’s chief executive was bombarded with a more aggressive line of questioning by senators.
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Toyota case shows it’s hard to prosecute execs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Efforts to conceal the extent of dangerous car defects at Toyota Motor Corp. were so pervasive, prosecutors say, that an exasperated employee at one point warned that “someone will go to jail if lies are repeatedly told.”
Yet no one has gone to jail, nor is likely to.
Cadillac XTS recalled over fire risk
Cadillac is recalling approximately 63,900 XTS sedans over an issue with the brake booster pump. The company believes that the brake booster pump can create positive pressure inside the wiring harness attached to the pump relay, and this pressure can dislodge a cavity plug in the relay and allow corrosive elements to enter the...
GM Recalls 355 Vehicles for Rollaway Risk
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General Motors is recalling 355 vehicles, including the 2014 Buick Regal and Chevrolet Impala because a transmission shift cable adjuster problem could lead to a rollaway risk. Also included in the recall are the 2014 Buick LaCrosse, Verano and Enclave, 2014 Chevrolet Malibu, Cruze and Traverse and 2014 GMC Acadia. The recall is...Toyota Is Fined $1.2 Billion for Concealing Safety Defects
Eric H. Holder Jr., the United States attorney general, talked in impassioned tones on Wednesday about Toyota’s behavior in hiding safety defects from the public, calling it “shameful” and a “blatant disregard” for the law. A $1.2 billion criminal penalty, the largest ever for a carmaker in the United...
Feds want answers on why infant seats not recalled
Federal safety officials on Thursday ordered child seat maker Graco to explain why it decided to exclude seven infant seat models from its recall of 3.8 million child seats last month and to hand over a trove of other related information.
In the child seats recalled, the buckles may not unlatch, making it difficult to...
Are All Home-Based Blood Sugar Tests Equal?
FRIDAY, March 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Every day, millions of people with diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- rely on the results they get from their blood glucose meters to guide their treatment decisions. But, what if those test results were wrong?
Recent research has found that even though a blood...
Auto Regulators Dismissed Defect Tied to 13 Deaths
Federal safety regulators received more than 260 complaints over the last 11 years about General Motors vehicles that suddenly turned off while being driven, but they declined to investigate the problem, which G.M. now says is linked to 13 deaths and requires the recall of more than 1.6 million cars worldwide.
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Salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms may not be over
Dozens more people have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak tied to Foster Farms chicken that was thought to have been over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
The agency reported 51 new cases of Salmonella Heidelberg between mid-January and late February. Forty-four of the new cases were found...
