Auto Defects

1997-00 Ford F150/250, Expedition, Lincoln

Ford Motor Company and Victims' Legal Team Settle Texas Door Latch Case
Thursday April 29, 4:42 pm ET

Door Latch Failure Blamed for the Deaths of Two Texas Women

Volswagen – All Models

February 2001

Dear Volkswagen Owner:

Thank you for contacting the Center for Auto Safety (CAS)
about your VW. CAS has received numerous complaints from consumers on
stalling, premature brake wear, engine
and transmission failures, defective
heater cores, and unintended acceleration.

Consumer Groups Challenge Regional Motor Vehicle Recalls

Center for Auto Safety and Public Citizen Sue to End NHTSA’s Dangerous Practice

WASHINGTON, D.C.  The Center for Auto Safety and Public Citizen filed a lawsuit today that challenges the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) policy of allowing vehicle manufacturers to limit certain recalls of defective vehicles to select states.

Auto Industry and Regulation

Dr. Jacqueline Paver, Keith Friedman
Xprts LLC
501 Meigs Rd
Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 683-6835
E-mail: [email protected]
www.xprts-llc.com

Benjamin Kelley
3157 Hacienda Drive
Pebble Beach CA 93953
phone: (831) 920 2460
email: [email protected]

Sean Kane
Tony DiViesti
Safety Research & Strategies, Inc.

NHTSA Places Sales Over Safety in Withholding Crash Tests

CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 330 Washington, DC 20009-1160 (202) 328-7700

January 5, 2004 (By fax & mail)

Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590

Dear Dr. Runge:

Letter to NHTSA Administrator Runge – Ford Focus Stalling

November 25, 2003

Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
400 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20590