U.S. regulators probing Ford, GM, Kia vehicles
Jul 29, 2002
DETROIT Reuters reported that U.S. safety regulators have upgraded a probe into 1997 model-year Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer compact cars because of electrical fires and inadvertent deployment of their air bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday that 396,208 Escorts and Tracers we ... Continue reading
Jul 26, 2002
July 26, 2002 TOKYO — Japan Today reported that Ford Japan Ltd. is recalling a total of 1,252 units of the Mondeo car that were manufactured from June 2000 to May this year due to possible defects, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Friday. In a report to the transport ministry, Ford Japan sa ... Continue reading
BMW Japan Recalls 1135 MINI One, Cooper Cars
Jul 25, 2002
- Tokyo Kyodo News reported that BMW Japan Corp. is recalling 1,135 MINI One and Cooper passenger cars made from November 2001 to May 2002 due to defective manual gearshifts and tires, according to a report it filed with the government Thursday. The report to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said there i ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor recalling 220,000 cars in the U.S.
Jul 22, 2002
SEOUL, July 23 Reuters reported that South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co Ltd said on Tuesday it had started earlier this month recalling 220,000 vehicles sold in the United States to fix airbag problems. Hyundai will recall a combined 145,000 units of 2001 XGs and 1999-2001 Sonatas, and 43,000 2002 Sonatas to change airbag ... Continue reading
Crown Victoria hearing delayed by venue dispute
Jul 19, 2002
July 19, 2002 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- AP reported that a hearing that could have forced Ford Motor Co. to make immediate changes to gas tanks on the more than 20,000 Crown Victoria police cruisers in Texas has been delayed as attorneys dispute venues. A state judge had scheduled the hearing for Monday to consider a te ... Continue reading
Ford, Firestone settle Calif. rollover lawsuit
Jul 16, 2002
LOS ANGELES, July 16 Gina Keating writing for Reuters reported that "Ford Motor Co.and Firestone on Tuesday settled a lawsuit filed by the families of two people killed in a 2000 rollover accident, hours before the case was set to go to trial, a spokeswoman for the tire company said. The terms of the settlement with th ... Continue reading
CSI Index - Chrysler Quality Up- Jeep Way Up
Jul 14, 2002
Auburn Hills, Mich. The J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released today showed the Chrysler Group as a whole posted a 15-point improvement over last year, representing the industry's greatest rate of improvement in the study among major automotive manufacturers. In addition, the study i ... Continue reading
Toyota, Honda recall a combined 103,517 vehicles
Jul 12, 2002
TOKYO, July 12 Reuters reported that Japan's largest automaker Toyota Motor Corp and second-ranked Honda Motor Co said on Friday they were recalling a combined 103,517 vehicles. Toyota said it was recalling 50,621 vehicles in all to repair a faulty seal on a fuel pump valve, including 36,411 in Japan. In Japan, the veh ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors recalls 674 cars for defective fuel tanks
Jul 11, 2002
July 11 TOKYO — Kyodo News reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp said Thursday it is recalling a combined 674 units of Galant, Aspire, Legnum and Diamante passenger cars produced from Nov 12, 2001 to May 24, 2002 due to defective fuel tanks. In a report to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, Mitsubish ... Continue reading
Jury selection to start in Ford, Firestone trial
Jul 9, 2002
LOS ANGELES, July 8 Reuters reported that jury selection is scheduled to start on Tuesday in Los Angeles in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and tire company Firestone over an August 2000 rollover accident that killed two people. The accident occurred in Sublette County, Wyoming, about eight days after Firestone, a uni ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2002
HOUSTON, July 5 Reuters reported that Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co. said on Friday it is weighing an appeal against its share of a $29 million jury award to the family of a man killed in an auto rollover accident involving a Bridgestone/Firestone tire. A state jury in Orange, Texas, assessed 35 percent of the damages a ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2002
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 5 -- The following press release is being issued by The Edwards Law Firm, L.L.P.: A Texas judge has granted nationwide class action status to a lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corporation on behalf of owners of an estimated 14 million Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles. The suit focuses on th ... Continue reading
1997 and 1998 Nissan Maxima and Infiniti I30/Q45 Alternator Voluntary Safety Recall Campaign
Jul 5, 2002
Background Nissan/Infiniti will be conducting a voluntary safety recall campaign on approximately 161,000 1997 and 1998 Nissan Maxima and Infiniti I30/Q45 vehicles. The recall will apply to Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured from February 13, 1997 to February 27, 1998; Infiniti I30 vehicles manufactured from February ... Continue reading
IIHS Crash Test Videos - From Progressive Insurance
Jul 3, 2002
You & Your Vehicle > Vehicle Safety > Crash Test Videos Crash Tests Conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 40 mph | 5 mph | Side Impact 40 mph Crash Tests Consumers worldwide now have access to full-motion video results of the IIHS high-speed frontal offset crash tests for popular 2000 and 2001 ... Continue reading
Nissan, Chrysler, Hyundai recall vehicles
Jul 3, 2002
July 3, 2002 REUTERS reported that U.S. auto safety officials said yesterday that Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. would recall 161,000 cars to fix an electrical part that could start a fire. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a diode used in alternators on 1997 Nissan Maxima, Infiniti I30 and Q45 sedans ... Continue reading
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