GM Loses Bid to Avoid First Trial Over Faulty Ignition Switches
The first case against General Motors Co. over its faulty ignition switches can proceed to trial after a federal judge rejected the auto maker’s bid to dismiss the allegations in the case outright.
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Safety Remain Big Issue as 2015 Draws to Close with Flurry of Recalls
From Ferrari to Subaru, the auto industry is ending 2015 with a flurry of safety-related recalls, more than 1 million in the last week alone.
Final figures for 2015 haven’t been released yet, but they’re expected to come in as a close second to the record 64 million vehicles recalled in the U.S. in 2014....
New Air Bag Death Said to Show Flaws in U.S. Recall System
From 2010 to 2012, Honda Motor Co. said it made multiple attempts to notify the owner of a 2001 Accord that the car’s air bag was faulty and needed replacing.
Last July, with the car sold to another person and repairs still uncompleted, the vehicle crashed in Pennsylvania and the Takata Corp. air bag shattered,...
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 570,000 Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango, Jeep Compass And Patriot For Fire Risks
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says it is going to recall 570,000 SUVs for fire risks.
Specifically, the recall is associated with troubles with the vehicles' mirror wiring along with the low-pressure hose.
The automaker is recalling 477,000 2011 through 2012 models of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs.
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Costco Chicken Salad Tied to Seven-State E. Coli Outbreak
Costco Wholesale Corp.’s rotisserie chicken salad was linked to an E. coli outbreak in seven states that has sickened at least 19 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The outbreak has sent five people to the hospital, with two developing hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, the CDC said...
Toyota, Nissan join Honda in Takata air bag snub
Toyota and Nissan have joined Honda in no longer using Japan's troubled Takata as an air bag supplier because its ammonium-nitrate based inflators can explode and injure passengers.
The action comes days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it would fine Takata for supplying faulty airbag inflators to more than 10 automakers.
Honda to Recall 300,000 Accords for Airbag Problem
After an investigation by federal regulators, Honda said on Thursday that it would recall more than 300,000 2008-9 Accords because the side airbags could deploy without the vehicle being in a crash. Honda said it was aware of 19 minor injuries.
The automaker said if the ignition was on and the door was “forcefully slammed”...
NTSB recommends fixing ‘broken’ tire recall process
WASHINGTON—The tire registration and recall process is broken, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, and the agency has 11 sweeping recommendations to fix it.
Mandatory point-of-sale tire registration, electronic means of capturing registration information, full tire identification numbers on both sidewalls and easy-to-use safety recall lookup sites are among the major recommendations made by...
GM adds some 2015 models to massive air bag recall
Add another several hundred vehicles to the more than 23 million involved in the Takata air bag defect recall.
General Motors is recalling 395 certain 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags that may rupture when deployed, causing possible serious...
GM recalls pickups over ignition-switch defect
A month after agreeing to pay $900 million to settle criminal charges arising from an ignition switch defect, General Motors said Friday it will recall about 3,300 large pickup trucks and SUVs for a similar problem.
The trucks have ignition lock gears with an outer diameter that is larger than specifications, making them difficult to...
