Auto Defects

This automaker promised to fix melting dashboards for drivers — but not in Georgia
“You’ve got a glare that is next to impossible to see through that puts other drivers in…

Government safety organization investigating Nissan Rogue emergency braking problems
“This is great safety technology when it works but dangerous when it doesn’t,” said Jason Levine, executive…

U.S. probes 553,000 Nissan Rogue SUVs for unintended emergency braking
The probe into 2017-2018 model year Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport vehicles follows a petition from the…
GM Recalls Almost 3.5 Million SUVs and Pickups for a Brake Problem
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said in an email that the recall’s…

NHTSA Grants Center for Auto Safety Petition to Investigate Nissan Rogue Automatic Emergency Braking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2019 Contact: Katherine Pedersen, (202) 328-7700 x406, [email protected] Statement from Jason Levine,…
Automatic emergency braking boosts safety but some complaints of false activations
“When they work, they are among the most revolutionary sets of safety technology that we’ve had in…

Center for Auto Safety Pushes NHTSA to Write New Rules Instead of Revising Existing Standards to Accommodate Driverless Vehicles
For Immediate Release August 28, 2019 Contact: Jason Levine, [email protected] or 202-328-7700 Center for Auto Safety Pushes NHTSA to…
As Automatic Braking Becomes More Common in Cars, So Do Driver Complaints
Automatic emergency-braking systems that are promoted as a safety feature in vehicles don’t always work as intended…