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Toyota Prius Steering Column Problems: No Investigation Regulators take 7 years to deny a petition to investigate alleged Prius steering problems.
— Alleged Toyota Prius steering column problems won't be investigated by federal safety regulators, but it took seven years for that decision to be reached by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). All the way back in January 2013, NHTSA received a petition from the owner of a 2005 Toyota Prius requesting a defect investigation concerning the upper couplers of the steering intermediate shafts on 2004-2009 Toyota Prius cars. The petition was ...
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Jeremy Banner Trusted Tesla's Autopilot Too Much: NTSB Tesla says Autopilot isn't designed to detect tractor-trailers crossing highways.
— A Tesla Model 3 crash that killed driver Jeremy Banner was caused by a combination of factors, including Banner's overreliance on Tesla's Autopilot system. The March 2019 crash occurred when Banner, 50, was driving his 2018 Model 3 on Highway 441 in Delray Beach, Florida. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Mr. Banner was killed when his Tesla slammed into a tractor-trailer trying to cross the southbound lanes of Highway 441 to turn ...
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Isuzu Fuel Tank Rust Won't Be Investigated Government says Isuzu fuel tanks do corrode and partially detach, but no defect trends exist.
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— Isuzu fuel tanks that allegedly detach due to corrosion and rust won't be investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after the agency denied a consumer petition to open an investigation. NHTSA received the petition in April 2018 requesting the agency investigate rust-related fuel tank detachments in Isuzu Rodeo SUVs. The petitioner says his 2004 Isuzu Rodeo suffered from a partial fuel tank detachment in 2017 because of ...
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Fatal Tesla Model X Crash: Driver Was Playing Video Game Tesla crash that killed Walter Huang caused by Autopilot failures and no federal oversight.
— A deadly Tesla Model X crash in 2018 around the area of US-101 and State Route 85 in California was caused by the driver, Tesla's Autopilot system, inaction by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and inaction by officials in California. The Model X crash killed 38-year-old Walter Huang who was playing a video game on his phone when the SUV slammed head-on into a damaged crash attenuator installed to decrease crash forces. In a report from the ...
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Subaru Forester Passenger Airbag Recall Closes Investigation Safety regulators found 1,440 complaints and 11,672 warranty claims related to airbag problems.
— A Subaru Forester passenger airbag investigation is closed following at least 1,440 complaints and 11,672 warranty claims about airbags that malfunctioned in 2015-2018 Forester SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened the Subaru investigation to investigate 51 complaints related to front passenger seat occupant detection systems. Forester SUVs use capacitive-type detection systems to classify occupants as full-size, small ...
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Tesla Unintended Acceleration Petition Is False, Automaker Says Tesla responds to unintended acceleration petition and claims vehicles aren't defective.
— A Tesla unintended acceleration petition filed by a Tesla short-seller is allegedly false and based on incidents that Tesla's data shows weren't caused by the vehicles. The Tesla unintended acceleration petition was filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requesting a recall of about 500,000 vehicles. However, NHTSA's responsibility is to evaluate the petition to determine if a formal investigation should be opened by the ...
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Tesla Unintended Acceleration Complaints Lead To Petition Petitioner says Tesla Model X, Model 3 and Model S vehicles suddenly accelerate out of nowhere.
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— Alleged Tesla unintended acceleration incidents have occurred to 123 Tesla vehicles, allegedly causing 110 crashes and 52 injuries. According to a petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), about 500,000 Tesla vehicles may be at risk of sudden unintended acceleration events. The petitioner says NHTSA should oversee a recall of 2012-2019 Tesla Model S, 2016-2019 Tesla Model X and 2018-2019 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. However, ...
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Takata Non-Azide Airbag Inflators Investigated by Government Takata airbags equipped with NADIs may explode upon deployment, or fail to inflate properly.
— Takata non-azide driver inflators (NADIs) are under a federal investigation after reports the airbags could explode or could fail to deploy properly. The inflators don't contain ammonium nitrate, the chemical affected by moisture and known for causing airbag explosions that have killed and injured vehicle occupants . But the NADIs can still be affected by moisture due to defective foil seals at the openings of the inflator housings. While Takata inflators ...
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Fatal Tesla Model 3 Crash Into a Firetruck Investigated Feds seek to determine if a Tesla Model 3 crash in Indiana involved Autopilot.
— A fatal Tesla Model 3 crash into a firetruck will be investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to determine if Autopilot was engaged at the time of the crash. The Model 3 driver, Derrick N. Monet, 25, suffered serious injuries while his wife, Jenna N. Monet, 23, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The couple, from Prescott Valley, Arizona, was driving from Arizona to Maryland when the car crashed into a parked firetruck on ...
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Ram 4500 and 5500 Trucks Under Federal Investigation Ambulance drivers complain about busted driveshafts, broken transfer cases and engine fires.
— Ram 4500 and 5500 trucks are under a federal investigation after complaints from ambulance companies which said the trucks broke down while transporting patients. About 49,000 model year 2015-2017 Dodge Ram 4500 and Ram 5500 four-wheel-drive trucks are the focus of the probe following incidents that did major damage to the vehicles. A complaint was filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about an ambulance that was driving on the ...
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Barrett Riley and Edgar Martinez Fatal Tesla Crash Caused By Speed Model S was traveling 116 mph in a 30 mph zone when the car crashed and caught fire.
— According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Tesla Model S driver Barrett Riley and his front seat passenger Edgar Monserratt Martinez were killed because Riley lost control of the car as a result of excessive speed. In a final report from safety investigators, the probable cause of the crash and fire was a reported speed of 116 mph on a 30 mph curve with an advised speed limit of 25 mph. And contributing to the fatal injuries was the ...
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Jeep Wrangler Right-Hand-Drive Investigation Closed Government closes investigation into right-hand-drive Wranglers for seat belt buckle failures.
— A Jeep Wrangler right-hand-drive investigation has been closed by the government after complaints the driver's side seat belt buckles separated from the seat frames. The 2015-2016 Jeep Wrangler right-hand-drive SUVs are typically used by mail carriers and can sometimes suffer a lot of abuse in rural areas. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened the investigation in August 2019 by requesting information from Fiat Chrysler (FCA US). ...
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Brake Vacuum Pump Investigation Closed Safety regulators close investigation following 3 recalls due to i-MiEV vacuum pump failures.
— Mitsubishi i-MiEV brake vacuum pump problems have allegedly been fixed after the automaker issued three recalls since 2013. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into brake vacuum pump recalls ordered in 2013 and 2014 but closed its investigation after a third recall was announced in December 2019. The investigation included 2010-2017 i-MiEV cars after three customers complained about brake vacuum pump failures in ...
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Ford Truck Tailgate Recall Satisfies Federal Investigators Ford truck electric tailgate recall will allegedly prevent tailgates from unintentionally opening.
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— A Ford truck tailgate recall has satisfied federal safety regulators who opened an investigation in October 2018 following complaints about electric tailgates that suddenly opened. The investigation opened by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) included electric tailgate problems in 2017-2019 Ford F-250, F-350 and F-450 Super Duty trucks. Ford truck owners complained about tailgates that opened without them knowing it while the trucks ...
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Cadillac XLR Retractable Roof Investigation Closes No recall necessary for Cadillac XLR cars after roof panels detach from the vehicles.
— A Cadillac XLR retractable roof investigation is closed without the issuance of a recall after parts of a roof flew off the car. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened the roof investigation in February 2019 based on a media inquiry. The government was asked about a Cadillac XLR roof skin that separated from the car. NHTSA didn't have an answer, so the investigation was opened to determine if 7,700 XLR cars had problems with the ...
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