Vehicle Fires
Ford Requires Owners to Request Fix
Ford Requires Owners to Request Fix
Ford Dealer Bulletin re: CVPI Repair Kit
Ford Dealer Bulletin re: CVPI Repair Kit
Ford Vice President Susan Cischke Response to CAS Recall Request
Ford Vice President Susan Cischke Response to CAS Recall Request
Troy Couple’s Car [Mercury Grand Marquis] Known for Catching Fire when Hit
The Record,
Troy NY
by James V. Franco
September 21, 2004
TROY – Officials identified the two people killed Sunday after being struck from behind on the Berkshire Spur of the state Thruway as Constantino L. LaPietra, 76, and Michelina LaPietra, 64.
Honda SUV Fires Continue
Warning to Dealers Hasn’t Stopped Oil-Change Errors
By Greg SchneiderWashington
Post Staff WriterTuesday, September 7, 2004; Page E01
Owners
of new Honda CR-V sport-utility vehicles continue to report vehicle
fires shortly after initial oil changes, and a federal agency is
keeping an eye oÂn the problem two months after closing an
investigation.
Judge Sends Cop Car Suits to State Courts
Ford’s request to keep Crown Vic class actions together is declined
May 27, 2004
BY MARGARET CRONIN FISK
BLOOMBERG
Ford Motor Co. must face state court trials in 15 class actions filed by police departments over its Crown Victoria police vehicle, a federal judge said.
Senator Clinton Call For Increased Safety Measures For Crown Victoria Police Vehicles
March 3, 2003
Washington, D.C – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today released a letter calling upon the U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take immediate steps to protect the thousands of police officers – across the state and the country – who are currently driving Crown Victoria police vehicles.
Ford Ordered to Test Cop Car Safety Add-On
March 17, 2004
BY JENNIFER DIXON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
An Illinois judge has ordered Ford Motor Co. to conduct a crash test on plastic trunk packs that were offered in Crown Victoria police cars to protect gas tanks from rupturing in high-impact rear crashes.
Dallas plans to retrofit cop cars
March 5, 2004
BY SARAH A. WEBSTER
FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
Ford Motor Co., which is being sued by dozens of cities and counties over the safety of its Crown Victoria police cars, said Thursday it will not pay for the fire suppression systems the City of Dallas plans to install on 775 of their police cars.
Crown Vic fire forever changes police officer
After 43 operations, cop caught in blaze is rebuilding his face, life
December 9, 2003
BY JENNIFER DIXON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
PHOENIX — Jason Schechterle was burned so badly when his Crown Victoria Police Interceptor caught fire that the flames mangled his hands, seared away most of his nose and ears and scorched his brown eyes, leaving him blind for seven months.