NHTSA Investigates 60,000 '14 Chevrolet Impala Sedans Over Braking Issue
23 Apr 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Following a single report of "inappropriate activation of the emergency braking system", the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started preliminary investigations in order to f...
Should Rearview Cameras Be Mandatory in Europe as Well?
11 Apr 2014, 17:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've all seen crashes of American classic sedans. The bodies are strong, but inside, passengers bounce around and hit all sorts of dangerous edges with deadly consequences. That's old Ame...
GM Ignition Switch Saga Continues with Newly Identified Lock Cylinder Problem
11 Apr 2014, 12:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Things just went from worse to worser for General Motors: the Detroit giant recently informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that no less than 2.2 million ignition lock c...
All New Vehicles To Require Rearview Cameras by 2018
1 Apr 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As an effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by reversing accidents, the Transportation Department issued a rule that will require all new vehicles built from May 1st, 2018, that weigh ...
GM CEO to Testify Before US House on Ignition Switch Recall
21 Mar 2014, 16:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors CEO Mary Barra will testify before the US House Committee about the manufacturer's handling of its ignition switch recall. The hearing is set for April 1. Mary Barra will be j...
GM CEO Says Recalled Cars Are “Safe to Drive”
20 Mar 2014, 10:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / GM’s ignition switch-related recall, which was linked to 13 deaths so far (a recent study claims 303 have been killed), is the hot topic this spring, with the manufacturer being subjected to m...
GM Announces New 1.5-million Vehicle Recall
17 Mar 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced a voluntary recall involving about 1.5 million SUVs, vans and sedans. The automaker says the new call back is the result of Mary Barra’s request for an internal sa...
GM's Ignition Switch Recall Allegedly Linked to 303 Deaths
15 Mar 2014, 09:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A study conducted by Fredman Research Corporation and commissioned by the Center for Auto Safety, a private watchdog group in Washington, claims that GM's recent ignition switch-related recall ...
GM Offering $500 Discount to Owners of Recalled Cars
13 Mar 2014, 12:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced it will offer a $500 discount toward the purchase or lease of a new car to each of the 1.3 million American owners affected by the recent ignition switch-related recall....
US House Committee Announces Investigation into GM Ignition Switch Recall
12 Mar 2014, 13:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton announced that the committee has opened an investigation into GM’s ignition switch recall, which has been linked to 31 crashes and 13 fa...
GM Ignition Switch Recall: NHTSA Issues 27-page Order
7 Mar 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is in big big trouble! No, they’re not headed for bankruptcy again, but they have a lot of questions to answer in regard to their huge ignition switch-related vehicle recall. 10...
2014 Ram ProMaster Recalled Over Faulty Brake Hose
2 Mar 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last month, the Chrysler Group announced that nearly 10,000 units of its brand new 2014 Ram ProMaster van will be recalled in March over stuck accelerator pedal concerns. Now, the automaker says ...
GM Facing NHTSA Investigation, Fine of up to $35 Million
28 Feb 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has opened an investigation into the timeliness of GM’s recent ignition switch recall on about 1.36 million Chevrolet, Pontiac a...
GM Says 2014 Silverado, GMC Sierra Software Glitch Is “Inconsequential”
27 Feb 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With more than 1.3 million vehicles sold for the 2003-2007 model years already in line for a faulty ignition switch recall, General Motors is trying to avoid a new call back for about 200,000 units ...
GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall to other Pontiac, Chevy & Saturn models
26 Feb 2014, 09:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this month, General Motors decided to recall more than 600,000 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 cars built for the 2005-2007 model years to fix a faulty ignition switch. Today, the Detroit...
2014 Jeep Cherokee Earns Four-Star Safety Rating from NHTSA
24 Feb 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new 2014 Jeep Cherokee has earned a four-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The SUV received four stars in the front crash test, five ...
NHTSA Wants Bigger, Plain Language Badges for Alternative Fuel Vehicles
21 Feb 2014, 13:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new rule that would force manufacturers to place bigger, plain language badges on their vehicles that run on alternative fuels. ...
2014 Ram 2500 Earns Four-Star NHTSA Safety Rating
20 Feb 2014, 13:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Ram 2500 heavy duty pickup truck has received a four-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Crew Cab model tested by the agency earned th...
2014 Cadillac SRX Receives Five-Star NHTSA Rating
20 Feb 2014, 09:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Cadillac SRX mid-size SUV has received an overall five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Although the vehicle earned four stars in both ...
2014 Chrysler 200 Earns 4-Star NHTSA Rating
19 Feb 2014, 12:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced that the 2014 Chrysler 200 has earned a four-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The sedan received...