Auto Defects

Senators Call for Investigation of Tesla’s Marketing Claims of Its Autopilot and ‘Full Self-Driving’ Features
Jason Levine, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, told Consumer…

‘It Happened So Fast’: Inside a Fatal Tesla Autopilot Accident
The technology exists to limit where Autopilot can operate, but Tesla allows drivers to use it on…

US Probing Autopilot Problems on 765,000 Tesla Vehicles
“We are glad to see NHTSA finally acknowledge our long standing call to investigate Tesla for putting…
Seat Back Collapse News Archive
NEWS Seat Back Collapse: 15 Years Later Feds Still Fail To Address A Deadly Problem – 11/29/16 Safest…

Are Electric Cars Safe? Another Chevy Bolt Caught Fire, A Tesla Model S Plaid Did Too
“The concern with battery electric vehicle fires is two-fold: how often are they happening and how prepared…

CAS Remarks from INVEST Act Press Conference
June 30, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michael Brooks, [email protected] Remarks at Auto Safety Press Conference in…

Center for Auto Safety Statement on NHTSA’s Order for All Vehicles Equipped With Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Automated Driving Systems to Submit Crash Data
June 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Jason Levine, Executive Director at: [email protected] for follow-up Center for…
2011-2019 Kia Hyundai 2.0 and 2.4L GDI Settlements
Current and former owners of 2011-2019 Hyundai and Kia vehicles with 2.0L and 2.4L GDI engines may…

Senators propose legislation to boost safety of vehicle seats after CBS News investigation
“The Modernizing Seatback Safety Act can finally bring closure to an embarrassing half-century of an unwillingness to…
Investigation underway after 2 killed in fiery Tesla crash
“These electric vehicle battery fires are very different than your combustion engine fires where you’re dealing with…