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Ford Explorer Carbon Monoxide Recall Needed, Safety Group Says Center for Auto Safety says a 2011-2017 Ford Explorer carbon monoxide recall should be issued.
— A Ford Explorer carbon monoxide recall should be ordered for 2011-2017 SUVs to protect occupants from exhaust fumes, at least according to what the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) says about 1.3 million Explorers in the U.S. Just ...
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Study Says Infotainment Systems Are Too Distracting Researchers find that changing the radio in an old car is much safer than in today's cars.
— Distracted drivers are killing themselves and others, not to mention the amount of property damage caused by crashes. And while people are plenty familiar with the dangers of texting and cell phone use, a new study conducted ...
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Ford Explorer Carbon Monoxide Fears Will Be Calmed Without calling it a recall, Ford will make repairs to 1.4 million non-police Ford Explorer SUVs.
— Ford Explorer carbon monoxide and exhaust fume concerns will be tackled by the automaker as Ford announced "complimentary service" for 1.4 million model year 2011-2017 non-police Explorers in North America. Ford insists the ...
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Consumer Groups Take Aim at CarMax Over Recalled Cars Consumer groups want the courts to force CarMax to stop selling used cars with unrepaired recalls.
— Consumer groups are again waving red flags about CarMax, the largest retailer of used cars in the U.S. that allegedly pose a safety hazard to consumers because the "certified" cars may have open (unrepaired) safety recalls. The ...
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Ohio Woman Dies in Fiery Jeep Liberty Rear-End Crash Jeep Liberty had been recalled and equipped with trailer-hitch to prevent rear fuel tank.
— A fatal crash involving an older Jeep Liberty has reminded safety advocates of the possible dangers of where the fuel tanks are located in certain Jeep SUVs. Vicki Hill, 58, of Elyria, Ohio, was killed after her 2007 Jeep ...
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Nissan Repairs Unintended Airbag Deployments in the Frontier, Titan and Xterra Customer service campaign to update rollover airbag software in 543,000 trucks and SUVs.
— Owners of Nissan Frontier, Titan and Xterra trucks and SUVs can receive free software updates that will fix any potential problems with rollover curtain airbags deploying when they shouldn't. Nissan says this isn't a recall, ...
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State Lawsuits Against VW Don't Look Good Wyoming lawsuit against VW dismissed, a bad sign for other state emissions lawsuits against VW.
— State and local government lawsuits against Volkswagen over its emissions fraud are out of the question as a California federal judge blocked a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming. VW has already racked up more than $20 ...
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Volkswagen and Canada Apparently Not Getting Along Ontario investigators search Volkswagen's offices looking for emissions evidence.
— Canada and Volkswagen aren't getting along, if recent actions taken by the Ontario government is any indicator of "getting long." The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change alleges VW failed to abide by Ontario emissions ...
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Nissan Facing Trouble in Japan Over Falsified Documents Nissan recalling more than 1 million Japanese vehicles after getting caught fabricating doxuments.
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— Nissan is in trouble in Japan because only a certified technician is allowed to put a stamp of approval on documents used to indicate Nissan vehicles have passed final inspections before the vehicles are legal to sell. But ...
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Toyota Camry Air Conditioning Smell Lawsuit Will Continue Judge refuses to dismiss most lawsuit claims that Toyota Camry cars have mold and odor problems.
— A Toyota Camry air conditioning smell lawsuit will continue after a federal judge refused Toyota's motion to dismiss the suit, although the judge did drop a few claims concerning 2011-present Camrys. The class-action lawsuit ...
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Crash Fatalities Increase As Cars Allegedly Get Safer More people killed in car crashes in 2016 than 2015, with 37,461 people who lost their lives in 2016
— A total of 37,461 people lost their lives in fatal vehicle crashes in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to 2015. The increased death toll occurred at a time when cars are equipped with more safety features than ever ...
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Tesla Marketing Lawsuit Says Personal Info Is Shared Proposed class-action lawsuit alleges anyone who wants to test drive a Tesla loses their privacy.
— A Tesla marketing lawsuit alleges the automaker of acquiring private information from driver's licenses, then storing and using that information for marketing and sales purposes without telling consumers. The plaintiff says ...
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Lexus ES Air Conditioner Smells Cause Lawsuit Lawsuit claims 2013-2017 Lexus ES vehicles have defects that cause bad air conditioner odors.
— Lexus ES air conditioner smells have caused owners to file a proposed class-action lawsuit that includes all consumers in the U.S. who purchased or leased any 2013-2017 Lexus ES series vehicle. Plaintiff Norman Beil purchased ...
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Senate Introduces the 'AV START Act' For Driverless Cars Senate releases its version of self-driving car legislation to get autonomous cars on the roads.
— Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have introduced their vision of driverless car legislation that would overhaul federal laws created at a time when the thought of a driverless car would have been science ...
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Nissan Sentra Xtronic CVT Lawsuit Targets 2012-2017 Models 2012-2017 Nissan Sentra Xtronic continuously variable transmissions are allegedly defective.
— A Nissan Sentra Xtronic CVT (continuously variable transmission) lawsuit alleges model year 2012-2017 Sentras have transmissions that overheat and fail due to the cooling systems. Plaintiff Waldo Leyva says he would not have ...
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Volkswagen Exploding Sunroof Lawsuit Says Glass Injures People California lawsuit alleges sunroofs explode and shatter in multiple Volkswagen models.
— A Volkswagen exploding sunroof lawsuit alleges numerous models going back to 2004 have defects that cause the sunroofs to explode and shatter into shards of glass that injure occupants. Included in the proposed class-action ...
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Chrysler and Harmon Hacking Lawsuit Still Alive A Fiat Chrysler and Harmon infotainment system lawsuit survives based on a few claims.
— A Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) and Harmon infotainment system hacking lawsuit won't be completely dismissed, but Chrysler did succeed in getting most of the claims thrown out. The lawsuit was filed in 2015 against Fiat Chrysler ...
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Jeep Wrangler Radiator Sludge Lawsuit Says Sand Causes Damage Proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Jeep Wranglers have sand in the cylinder heads.
— A Jeep Wrangler radiator sludge lawsuit alleges the engines circulate sand through the cooling systems, causing the sand to settle in the radiators, oil cooling systems and heater cores. This allegedly creates sludge that blocks ...
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Volvo XC90 Android Auto Lawsuit Says Systems Aren't Compatible Lawsuit alleges Volvo XC90 'Sensus' system should work with Android Auto, but won't.
— A Volvo XC90 Android Auto lawsuit alleges the SUVs were marketed and sold as being compatible with the Android Auto feature when in fact they are not. Android Auto is described as a smartphone application for Google Android ...
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Rural Counties + No Seat Belts = High Death Rates CDC researchers say car occupants in rural counties have higher death rates due to seat belt use.
— Another study has been released about seat belt use and death rates and the news isn't good for folks who spend a lot of time driving in rural counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), vehicle occupants ...
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